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And once the pilgrim youth laid hand on something smooth that was not stone—and lifted it—and was startled by the cheekless gibe of death.

From Lafcadio Hearn by Kennard, Nina H.

And once the pilgrim-youth laid hand on a something smooth that was not stone,—and lifted it,—and dimly saw the cheekless gibe of death.

From In Ghostly Japan by Hearn, Lafcadio