《宋史·本纪·卷十七》
二十四日，下诏因冬季温暖没有降雪，处理关押的囚犯。
戊申，诏以冬温无雪，决系囚。
On the twenty-fourth day, an imperial edict was issued to deal with imprisoned criminals due to the absence of snow in the unusually warm winter.
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 戊申，诏以冬温无雪，决系囚。 [/INST] On the twenty-fourth day, an imperial edict was issued to deal with imprisoned criminals due to the absence of snow in the unusually warm winter.</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 戊申，诏以冬温无雪，决系囚。
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On the twenty-fourth day, an imperial edict was issued to deal with imprisoned criminals due to the absence of snow in the unusually warm winter.
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