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Reading the cut version for the first time. Right off the rip, the opening chapter is different. Campion escaping the base is just completely gone. No mention of it. Instead, the book starts with Stu's chapter and is horribly edited with errors everywhere.
"That's car's got a California licence plate."
Also, the first chapter is 19 pages, say thankee sai.
— Feb 20, 2026 07:58PM
"That's car's got a California licence plate."
Also, the first chapter is 19 pages, say thankee sai.
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is on page 63 of 734
The original cut edition of THE STAND seems to have gotten rid of all the omniscient sections. Whole chapters have been omitted, but more than that is the POV of lesser characters, like Vic Palfrey and his family, have gone missing as well. Interesting stuff, and I'm sure it was a pain in the ass to pick and choose what stayed and what was excised. King eventually cut 150,000 words from the manuscript, a whole novel.
— Mar 08, 2026 10:10PM
