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and a huge star fell from the sky, blazing like a torch

"and 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

The star is named "Wormwood" after a plant with a bitter taste.

wormwood

poisoned by the star. AT: "bitter" (UDB) or "poisoned" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)