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sad expression rested upon every
The crowd gathered there cheered him, of course, but a generally sad expression rested upon every face as they looked upon the brave young miner who had taken his life in his hand to drive what was now called the death-trap.
— from Buffalo Bill's Spy Trailer; Or, The Stranger in Camp by Prentiss Ingraham

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