In the following question, a question is given in Direct speech. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the sentence in Indirect speech.
A monk said to me, "Change is the ultimate law of nature."
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A monk told me that change is the ultimate law of nature.
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A monk tells me that change is the ultimate law of nature.
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A monk told me that change was the ultimate law of nature.
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A monk told me that change has been the ultimate law of nature.