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Moissac Abbey Cloister

30: Well of the Abyss

South gallery, capital 30, east face. The Well of the Abyss. This unusual subject is identified by an inscription. It presumably refers to Revelation 9: " The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth. The star was given the key to the well of the Abyss. When he opened the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace."

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