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Exact textual stateDraft

Night Encounter — Draft 2

Part of Night Encounter

StateDraft 2Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units13
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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 — faint xerox-of-carbon witnessOther physical witness
Extent13 pagesCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 13 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 20772–20784

Thirteen-page faint xerox/reproduction of a carbon witness to Night Encounter — Draft 2.

Additional documentary notes

  • Xerox Of Carbon: The source identifies this as a xerox of a carbon. (witness level)
  • Untitled Witness: The reproduced manuscript is explicitly untitled. (witness level)
  • Reproduction Quality: The source identifies the xerox as faint. (witness level)
  • Cropped Text: Some lines are cut off in the reproduction. (witness level)
  • Completeness Uncertain: The source says 'maybe complete'. (witness level) · Uncertain

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Night Encounter (d2-xo) · TSS 20772, 20773, 20774, 20775, 20776, 20777, 20778, 20779, 20780, 20781, 20782, 20783, 20784 · spreadsheet rows 11083–11095