Here are six more lines from Wicked.

She reached towards his knee. “Stay.” Her lips moved without making a sound before slacking as her eyes rolled back in her head.

He cupped her mouth with his palm, but no air stirred. As he searched for a pulse, her heartbeat vanished beneath his fingertips. A hard shudder wracked her body, lolling her head and turning her face into his palm.

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