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Apocalypse

An apocalypse is a cataclysmic event that marks the end of an era of history and/or a dramatic change in the world. It can refer to the collapse of a civilization, a natural or man-made ecological disaster, a nuclear war, or, in a religious context, the coming of the End of Days and God’s final judgment of humankind.

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