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Vultures' Sanctuary — Draft 4 continuation 2

Part of Vultures' Sanctuary

StateDraft 4 continuation 2Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units4
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 4 continuation 2 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent4 pagesCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 4 manuscript pages / 4 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 45016–45018, 45020

Original Robert E. Howard typescript continuation sequence.

Additional documentary notes

  • Continuation Sequence: The source grouping d4-2 consists of a second manuscript-page 19–22 continuation. (witness level)
  • Last Page This Draft: The final page is explicitly described as the last page of this draft. (witness level)
  • Branch Relationship Unresolved: The sequence is kept distinct from d4-1 without inventing chronological priority or parentage. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Vultures' Sanctuary (d4-2) · TSS 45016–45018, 45020 · spreadsheet rows 19034–19038