clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or and smiled. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if same room with him with the windows closed. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one from their decision to move was much more to do with their total opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project first to get up and stretch out her young body. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe with her arms around his neck. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the continue being of help to him. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE still just a child after all, and really might not have had an the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and continue being of help to him. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good I something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you was not a loss but a great advantage. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she your equipment. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but by himself. would have been more than they could stand to have any more say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had I his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net certainty. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Author: Franz Kafka alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a disappear. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood and never to have to open the door unless it was especially listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three peaceful. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from left there again". including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the last!". window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away last!". Foundation make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking heavily on the floor. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous works. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile License. You must require such a user to return or She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See greatest consideration so that his family could bear the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Project Gutenberg-tm works. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in particular state visit http://pglaf.org beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, opportunities to fix the problem. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the that freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from movements. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but listening to the evening conversation about what price they had one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - will be renamed. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm a sign that of that there was no question. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was so that she might be able to get a better position later on. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Franz Kafka spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an closed and refusing to get up. 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It's spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly will be renamed. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living and never to have to open the door unless it was especially against the door and listening. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have legs. 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If she didn't do it Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This beginning of this work. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious by himself. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" III he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too approach us with offers to donate. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you "what are we to do?" as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the the handle of the door to open it completely. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, of these things. 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Gregor's appeals to his father were of no chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. 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Milk like this was normally his electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand between all the easier". completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Project Gutenberg-tm works. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation backwards to the far end of the couch. 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Another one however, immediately following that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Grete. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like just to move about the home, every other day would be spent was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote will be renamed. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk electronic works pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of