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Life, the Universe and Everything ‧ 1982
Arthur, said Ford. "Hello? Yes?" said Arthur. "Just believe everything I tell you, and it will all be very, very simple." "Ah, well I'm not sure I believe that."
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What it means
Our interpretation.
One speaker asks for total credulity, promising that believing every word will make everything very, very simple. The other answers with polite hesitation, doubting that such belief is possible. The exchange plays trust against scepticism: a request for blind acceptance meets a mild, sensible reluctance.
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