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A star falls from heaven. It is given a key — the grammar implies permission, not accident. The key turns in the shaft of the Bottomless Pit, and smoke ascends thick enough to block the sun.

Apocalyptic

Abaddon and the Fifth Trumpet: The Locusts from the Pit

When the fifth angel blows his trumpet, a star falls from heaven with a key. The Bottomless Pit opens. Smoke pours out thick enough to darken the sun. From the smoke come locusts — but not locusts. They have faces like men, hair like women, teeth like lions, and stingers like scorpions. Their king is Abaddon. They are permitted five months.

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