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Zukala’s Love Song

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StateGlenn Lord retypeSurviving witnesses2TSS catalogue units5Catalogue rolePrimary / default
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girlthe rose-white girl — mortal girl who rejects ZukalaOn Page2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 2 p. 242IZukala — mystic ruler of the ghost-haunted tower in Howard’s Zukala poemsOn Page53 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 2 p. 242

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.

Glenn Lord retype — TSS 23828, 23829, 23830, 23831Secondary retype
Extent4 pagesCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 4 catalogued TSS sheets

TSS: 23828–23831

Glenn’s Retype (GR) from the retained TSS catalogue.

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls — Poetry working list rows 170–173

Glenn Lord retype — TSS 80006Secondary retype
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 1 catalogued TSS sheet

TSS: 80006

Glenn’s Retype (GR) source code; retained as a secondary retype witness rather than as an authorial manuscript sheet.

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls — Poetry working list row 365; HowardWorks title cross-check

Textual witnesses & editorial mediation

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Collected Poetry UE Vol. 2 p. 242Restored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording

The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard UE Vol. 2 p. 242

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The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard Volume TwoREH Foundation PressNovember 2022↗