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Old Jan 31, 2008, 04:58 AM
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Is anyone familiar with Franz Kafka's story "Metamorphosis" from the early 20th century? In it, the protagonist wakes up one morning and finds he has been turned into a giant insect. Does anyone understand the meaning of this story, and feel any kinship with it?
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