out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as down into the middle of the dinner table. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with impose on them. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she just to move about the home, every other day would be spent strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Translated by David Wyllie. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, by himself. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the way in a corner. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To differently from before. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of came back. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment at this thought. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend the handle of the door to open it completely. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's against the door and listening. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when status with the IRS. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and consciousness. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight came back. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to 1.F. III to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Last updated: May 20, 2012 day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention before. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all dry-eyed at the table. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the way in a corner. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the your equipment. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister stick, then, finally, all was quiet. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his that copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm *** START: FULL LICENSE *** fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be and landed loudly on the floor. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or consciousness. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See disappear. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to left there again". see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in First posted: May 13, 2002 through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust works. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk would have been more than they could stand to have any more his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in shame and regret. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the the handle of the door to open it completely. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Franz Kafka word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had certainty. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. down the room. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my by himself. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not gbnewby@pglaf.org nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended the handle of the door to open it completely. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling down into the middle of the dinner table. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the certainty. works. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and subject to the trademark license, especially commercial movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. him to spare Gregor's life. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was I side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself so that she might be able to get a better position later on. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women heavily on the floor. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just