# as dark as midnight The darkness of the place where the spirits of dead people go is compared to the darkness of midnight. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]]) # without any order This negative phrase can be expressed in positive form. Alternate translation: "full of confusion" or "where all is confused" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]]) # where the light is like midnight The light of the place where the spirits of dead people go is compared to midnight. Alternate translation: "where there is no light" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])