The dead man and the living man exchanged a long look. Then… - Stephen Crane

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The dead man and the living man exchanged a long look. Then the youth cautiously put one hand behind him and brought it against a tree. Leaning upon this he retreated, step by step, with his face still toward the thing. He feared that if he turned his back the body might spring up and stealthily pursue him.

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Stephen Crane (1 November 1871 – 5 June 1900) was an American novelist, poet and journalist.

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