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"Now, O king, ^(C1)establish the injunction and sign the document so that it will not be changed, according to the ^(C2)law of the Medes and Persians, which ^(F1)may not be revoked."

Then they approached and ^(C1)spoke before the king about the king's injunction: "Did you not sign an injunction that any person who offers a prayer to any god or person besides you, O king, for thirty days, is to be thrown into the lions' den?" The king replied, "The statement is true, according to the ^(C2)law of the Medes and Persians, which ^(F1)may not be revoked."