RITUALS FOR COMPUTER OPERATION                     
                                                              
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,#,,,,###, THE COMPUTER IS A  VERY  COMMON  TOOL IN #,,,,#,##,
,,#,,,#,## THE FUTURES,  AND IN SOME WAYS EVEN NOW. ##,,,,,###
#,,#,,,,## ITS  JOB IS  TO DO VAST AMOUNTS OF SMALL ###,,,,#,#
##,,#,,,#, CALCULATIONS IN A  SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. #,##,,,,,#
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,###,,#,,, MOST WORK  ON THE PRINCIPLES  OF  POSING ,,#,##,,,,
,#,##,,#,, THE PROBLEM  ON  A  HILBERT PLANE, WHICH #,,,###,,,
,,,###,,#, IS  THEN  FOLDED  OUT OF  CAUSALITY,  SO ##,,#,##,,
,,,#,##,,# THAT   DAEMONS  CAN  SOLVE  THE  PROBLEM ,##,,,###,
,,,,,###,,    WITHOUT AFFECTING REAL LIFE. (THESE   ,###,,#,##
#,,,,#,##, DAEMONS  ARE  UNDER  CONTRACT  WITH  THE ,#,##,,,##
##,,,,,###         COMPUTER MANUFACTURER.)          ,,,###,,#,
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#,##,,,,,#   IT'S COMMONPLACE FOR PROGRAMMERS AND   ##,,,###,,
,,###,,,,# CLERKS TO PRAY  TO THE  "GODS"  OF THEIR ###,,#,##,
,,#,##,,,, COMPUTER, OR  TO THE  DAEMONS  DOING THE #,##,,,###
#,,,###,,, WORK,  FOR   A  QUICK  AND   FAULT  FREE ,,###,,#,#
##,,#,##,,                OPERATION.                ,,#,##,,,#
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,###,,#,##       SOME UBIQUITOUS AND GENERALLY      ##,,#,##,,
,#,##,,,##    NON-CONTROVERSIAL RITUALS INCLUDE:    ,##,,,###,
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#,,#,##,,,      ==# LIGHT A SCENTED CANDLE #==      ,#,##,,,##
##,,,###,,        ==# FOR QUIET AND CALM #==        ,,,###,,#,
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#,##,,,###     ==# RECITE A MANTRA OR OTHER #==     ,,,,,###,,
,,###,,#,#    ==# REASSURING MESSAGE TO MAKE #==    ,,,,,#,##,
,,#,##,,,#     ==# THE COMPUTER COMFORTABLE #==     ,,,,,,,###
#,,,###,,#           ==# AND AT EASE #==            #,,,,,,#,#
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,##,,,###,     ==# SOME LIKE TO SAY A BRIEF #==     ,,#,,,,,,#
,###,,#,##     ==# PRAYER FOR SOLACE, TO BE #==     #,,#,,,,,,
,#,##,,,##   ==# LEFT ALONE DURING THEIR WORK #==   ,#,,#,,,,,
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,,,#,##,,,   ==# OFFER A CUP OF STEAMING TEA #==    ,,,#,,#,,,
,,,,,###,,     ==# OR A MEAL TO THE MACHINES #==    ,,,,#,,#,,
,,,,,#,##,     ==# (SOMETIMES, BY FEY RULES, #==    ,,,,,#,,#,
,,,,,,,###      ==# THE DAEMONS ARE ALLOWED #==     #,,,,,#,,#
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           TO    BE    A     KIND    OF     PRAYER?           
           AS    IN,   YOU   MAKE   A   CONVOLUTED,           
           INTRICATE,   BEAUTIFUL,   AND    USELESS           
           ARTIFACT.   AS  IN,  YOU'RE  USING  YOUR           
           SKILLS    TO    ASK    FOR    SOMETHING,           
                                                              
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