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沙連邪術的後遺症，1692年3月1日
從沙連及周圍城市抓來的，超過150名男男女女，很快的把監獄擠滿了。他們的罪名是「散播」足以造成折磨年輕女孩的痛苦。十九個人被吊死，一個男人被擠死，還有十七個人，在逮捕邪術行動尚未停止前，已死在牢獄中。這種群眾的恐慌有時被稱為「集團性歇斯底里」，沙連的居民就是非常典型的例子。那個時代許多人相信邪術，他們非常容易相信一個女孩的指控。只要有人喊：「邪術！」其他人就群起傚尤。
Soon prisons were filled with more than 150 men and women from Salem and surrounding towns. Their names had been "cried out" by tormented young girls as the cause of their pain. Nineteen people were hanged, one man was crushed to death, and seventeen others died in prison before the witch-hunt was finally stopped. This kind of group panic is sometimes called "mass hysteria." The people of Salem were ripe for it. In those days many people believed in witches, and they were quick to believe the girls' accusations. When one girl cried "Witch!" others did the same.
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