[Reads.]

"It has been written and commanded by

Ahasuerus, emperor of all

The East, and sealed in every tongue with his

Own ring—the royal seal—that governors

And princes and lieutenants, everyone

Within the Persian rule, shall make and cause

To die and perish every Jew, both young

And old, the women and the children, rich

And poor alike, and forfeit all their goods.

This is Ahasuerus' sovereign will

And shall be done and executed in

The month of Adar on the thirteenth day."

Oh, God! It is Ahasuerus' seal.

Mordecai

But Haman's hand.

Esther

Why does the premier hate

The Jews?

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