What's the point of this? Again, now that I can think about things recursively, I can similarly break things down into simpler versions of the same problem. It could be one version.

这些的意思是什么呢？再一次我想说,我既然能够以递归的方式思考了,那么我就可以简单地把问题,转化为更简单的同类问题。

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It's simpler, more straightforward to say instead, "What I am strictly speaking is a soul."

简单点儿,更直白地说,我严格的说起来就是个灵魂而已

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