Exact textual stateFalse Start
Striped Shirts and Busted Hearts
Part of Striped Shirts and Busted Hearts
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False start — surviving Howard typescript fragmentHoward typescript
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain
Physical extent: Brief fragment of two sentences, typed as what would have been page 3
TSS: 27305
Brief Howard typescript false start associated with Draft 2, consisting of two sentences typed on what would have been page 3 of that typescript.
Additional documentary notes
- Brief False Start: The surviving false start consists of only two sentences typed on what would have been page 3. (would-be manuscript page 3)
- Repeated Catalogue Number: The false-start witness is cited as TSS 27305, a number also included in Draft 2's cited range. No silent deduplication or reassignment is made. (TSS 27305)
Source: First Cuts: Breckinridge Elkins — Rough Trails 4, Striped Shirts and Busted Hearts, Editorial Notes p. 3; False start p. 23
