Box 7B

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This file dates from the same period as the red 3-ring binder (file) in this box. Consists of the following individual manuscripts.

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8 pp. Story, signed or initialled by Burroughs on every page. This extremely important story marks Burroughs' initial draft of what was finally to become the complete novel of the same title. The story remains unpublished in its original form. Approximately 3,000 words. Extremely important MSS. [Jackson #458]

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2 pp. typescript, initialled by the author on both pages, and then signed and dated 14 February 1966 at the bottom of the second page. An unpublished story, consisting of about 750 words, which begins: It was a Monterey Mexico a square a fountain a cafe. I had stopped by the fountain to make an entry into my notebook: dry fountain empty square silver paper in the wind frayed sounds of distant city.

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70 pp. Typescript containing unpublished ms which resembles passages from Exterminator! This ms which dates from the same period as above consists of approximately 60,000 words. A number of pages bear holograph corrections in the author's hand.

Scope and Contents 10 pp. typed letter to Allen Ginsberg dated 7 February 1954, Approximately 15,000 words unpublished in this form. This ms which was written in Tangier includes the infamous talking asshole routine, and begins as follows: Hear is my latest attempt to write something saleable. All day I have finding pretexts to avoid work, reading magazines, making fudge, cleaning my shotgun, washing the dishes, going to bed with Kiki, tying the garbage up in neat parcels...