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Untitled fragment ( . . . fabulous amount stated in the exaggerated legend,)

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Introduction

This untitled fragment, beginning “… fabulous amount stated in the exaggerated legend,” has been associated editorially with The Killer’s Debt and may be related to Howard’s lost story A Killer’s Debt. The identification should remain provisional.

Characters in this exact text

BeldonBeldon — pursuing gunman in the surviving fragmentOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 503-506Jim BrillJim Brill — man named in the surviving fragment associated editorially with The Killer’s DebtOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 503-506La CostaLa Costa — Beldon gunman in the surviving fragmentOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 503-506Mike O’MearaMike O’Meara — dead gunfighter invoked as a benchmark in the surviving fragmentMentionedfirst: Western Tales UE pp. 503-506TexasTexas — Brill’s companion in the surviving fragmentOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 503-506Yaqui KaneYaqui Kane — Beldon gunman in the surviving fragmentOn Pagefirst: Western Tales UE pp. 503-506

Textual witnesses & editorial mediation

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Western Tales - Ultimate EditionRestored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording

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