It's a soul. It's the house of, or the seat of, or the basis of, consciousness and thinking, perhaps personality.

它是灵魂,它是意识,思想,也许是人格的,归属,所在地或者说是基础

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By torturing the bodies we cause pain to the minds,the personalities, who have beliefs about who's hurting.

通过折磨肉体，我们对意识和人格造成痛苦，对相信自己被伤害的人造成痛苦。

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