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# Metamorphosis ## Overview [Metamorphosis](arke:01KG0KYSXGW8H93049GRTVAQNW) is a digital edition of the novella *Metamorphosis* by Franz Kafka, extracted from the plain text file [metamorphoses.txt](arke:01KG0K71QM71M0G20X5B9DHB1X). It is structured as a literary work within the [More Classics](arke:01KFXT0KM64XT6K8W52TDEE0YS) collection and includes metadata, frontmatter, the full text divided into chapters, and backmatter containing licensing and project information. The text spans from line 1 to line 2269 of the source file and was processed on January 27, 2026, as part of a structured digitization workflow. ## Context This edition originates from a Project Gutenberg eBook (eBook #5200), released on August 17, 2005, and most recently updated on April 28, 2021. It was translated by David Wyllie and is presented in English. The work is part of the [More Classics](arke:01KFXT0KM64XT6K8W52TDEE0YS) collection, which curates canonical Western literary works in digital form. The digital structure was extracted automatically and manually curated to identify components such as chapters, frontmatter, and licensing information, ensuring compliance with Project Gutenberg’s distribution standards. ## Contents The digital edition includes: - Frontmatter: [Project Gutenberg eBook Information](arke:01KG0KZ6ECSMS0SZPW3XEVEQDS), a [Copyright Notice](arke:01KG0KZ68QJSC8KGDV2G4C2SDQ), [Title and Author Information](arke:01KG0KZ61RNYZDMCG30NSFA9KB), and a start marker. - The main text, divided into chapters labeled "I", "Metamorphosis", "II", "Chapter Content", and "III", each further segmented into content chunks for processing. - Backmatter: The full [Project Gutenberg License](arke:01KG0KZB3AQYT7AARDBW476R4H), followed by informational sections on the mission of Project Gutenberg™, the [Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation](arke:01KG0ZFNDTB4RXT6R52E0H24D), donation procedures, and general information about the project. This structured format supports discoverability, reuse, and compliance with open-access distribution policies.

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