In the course of backing itself up, there are sort of random events flash to consciousness and get put together in a coherent story.

在备份过程中，有些事件会随机地浮现到意识层面,被拼凑成一个连贯的故事。

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This is magical thinking and it affects people because it gives them a sense of confidence and power over events that are thought to be random or uncontrollable.

这是神奇式思考,而它也影响人们,因为它给人自信和力量,去应对那些随机或者不可控的事件

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