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Even the king began to shudder bodily, and he forgot his sullen insolence.
21
The animals turned back upon the armed forces following them and began trampling and destroying them.
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Then the king's anger was turned to pity and tears because of the things that he had devised beforehand.
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For when he heard the shouting and saw them all fallen headlong to destruction, he wept and angrily threatened his Friends, saying,
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"You are committing treason and surpassing tyrants in cruelty; and even me, your benefactor, you are now attempting to deprive of dominion and life by secretly devising acts of no advantage to the kingdom.
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