The Book of Mormon

1 Nephi 8:23

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And it came to pass that there arose a mist of darkness; yea, even an exceeding great mist of darkness, insomuch that they which had commenced in the path, did lose their way, that they wandered off, and were lost.

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And it came to pass that there arose a mist of darkness; yea, even an exceedingly great mist of darkness, insomuch that they whicho had commenced in the path, did lose their way, that they wandered off, and were lost.

Simple English

Then a dark mist came up. It was a very thick, dark mist. The people who had started on the path got lost in it. They wandered off and were lost.

Paraphrase

“Then a thick darkness fell—so dense that people lost their way, wandered off, and disappeared.”