His hands slipped from his throat, and he crashed to the ground like a…

Cassandra Clare
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His hands slipped from his throat, and he crashed to the ground like a tree falling. Oh, dear, said Pangborn, gazing at the fallen body of his comrade with fastidious distaste. How unpleasant. ✨ Cassandra Clare (2011). Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (4 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, p.375, Simon and Schuster
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