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Pigeons from Hell — Draft 2

Part of Pigeons from Hell

StateDraft 2Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units17
Textual identity is not textual authority. “Catalogue primary/default” selects the default catalogue representation; it does not mean that this wording is automatically Howard’s most authoritative text.

Surviving manuscript evidence

The records below describe surviving physical typescripts, carbons, manuscript material and documentary catalogue evidence for this exact textual state. TSS numbers identify physical catalogue units; they are not story or draft IDs.

Draft 2 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent17 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 17 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 52703, 20979, 52704–52718

Original Robert E. Howard typescript.

Additional documentary notes

  • Draft To Synopsis Transition: The spreadsheet says this complete untitled draft dwindles to synopsis. (witness level)
  • Shared Reverse Side: The same physical sheets also carry Three-Bladed Doom material on their reverse sides. (witness level)
  • Reverse Side Mapping Deferred: The reverse-side Three-Bladed Doom page mapping is preserved as documentary context without forcing an exact Textual Version assignment. (witness level)
  • Source Pagination Error: The source notes two reverse-side pages numbered 101 and states that one should be 102. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Pigeons from Hell (d2) · TSS 52703, 20979, 52704–52718 · spreadsheet rows 11697–11713