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a huge star fell from the sky, blazing like a torch
"a huge star that was blazing like a torch fell from the sky." The fire of the huge star looked similar to the fire of a torch. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
torch
a stick with one end lit on fire to provide light
The name of the star is Wormwood
Wormwood is a shrub that tastes bitter. People made medicine out of it, but they also believed that it was poisonous. AT: "The name of the star is Bitterness" or "The name of the star is Bitter Medicine" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown)
became wormwood
The bitter taste of the water is spoken of as if it were wormwood. AT: "became bitter like wormwood" or "became bitter" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
died from the waters that became bitter
"died when they drank the bitter water"