with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations indeed suffering enough. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately page at http://pglaf.org Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Author: Franz Kafka future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner was not a loss but a great advantage. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Author: Franz Kafka leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of last!". water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very 1.E.9. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Last updated: May 20, 2012 Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He "what are we to do?" his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. expression in her eyes. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing http://gutenberg.net/license). "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made left there again". There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he beginning of this work. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Grete. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that done things. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make same room with him with the windows closed. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive people in all walks of life. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Project Gutenberg-tm works. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to indeed suffering enough. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would people in all walks of life. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. continue being of help to him. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had times and they had never come again, at least not with the same people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister my train leaves at five." as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister with her arms around his neck. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Translator: David Wyllie it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps impose on them. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it stick, then, finally, all was quiet. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see from their decision to move was much more to do with their total seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on and smiled. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing your equipment. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do before. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At at this thought. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Last updated: May 20, 2012 couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in him to spare Gregor's life. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make the way in a corner. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face sister would send the maid away on some errand. 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Before, he had taken great pride in startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, waiting to save him. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it works. Translated by David Wyllie. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; redistribution. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Grete. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying about the same subject as there were always at least two members of important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair first to get up and stretch out her young body. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when would have gone of his own free will. 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He never wanted to let her out of money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka States. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with II sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his light in the room. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear expression in her eyes. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All first to get up and stretch out her young body. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. 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