So, Sal is convinced--he wants to be convinced; he desperately wants to be convinced--that Mississippi Gene knows Big Slim Hazard. Let's look at another example on page 59.

所以萨尔信服了，他想要被说服;,他极其渴望被说服，很愿意相信吉恩,认识细杆哈查德，让我们来看59页上的例子。

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