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24 And she went forth and said unto her mother, “What shall I ask?” And Herodias said, “The head of John the Baptist.”

25 And she came back straightway with haste unto the king and asked, saying, “I will that thou give me at once on a charger the head of John the Baptist.”

26 And the king was exceedingly sorry, yet for his oath’s sake and for their sakes who sat with him, he would not reject her.

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