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楚材

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楚材

金溪之印山有徐君开,邑诸生。与余族祖某公,甥舅也。相距十馀里,有村曰塘下,为两家往来之捷径。其西石山劈立,中隔一港,阔二丈许,最为险峻,罕有人行。

徐一日省其外舅,挟一雨盖而行。经此地,日己瞑。逢一鬼修修而来,——状甚丑恶,腰以下长五六尺,——径来捉其臂。徐举雨盖奋击之,鬼亦反搏。徐将不胜,大呼救人,亦无应者。忽见其亡友楚材者奔来助之,鬼乃却,长啸数声,跨港而去。楚材亦倏忽不见。

徐至舅家,已三鼓矣,口噤不能言。翼日乃述之,云云。

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