Such a demon could not only deceive him about his perceptions, it could conceivably cause him to go wrong when performing even the simplest ACTS of reasoning.

可以理解，这样一个魔鬼不仅可以在感官上欺骗他，还有可能让他在做最为简单的推理时犯错。

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I do not sincerely want to deceive him.

我不是诚心想欺骗他的。

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He wants him to know: my mother will not deceive him, mother said to do.

还刻意要他知道：妈妈不会骗他，妈妈说到做到。

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He told the jury this morning that he did not lead a conspiracy to deceive investors, and he contended that prosecution witnesses were lying about him.

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