RITUALS FOR COMPUTER OPERATION                     
                                                              
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#,,##,,,,, THE COMPUTER IS  A  VERY COMMON  TOOL IN ,#,,,#,,,#
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,,,,,,,#,, CALCULATIONS IN A SHORT  AMOUNT OF TIME. ##,#######
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#,,,#,,##, THAT   DAEMONS  CAN  SOLVE  THE  PROBLEM ,###,,##,,
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,#,#,,,#,# CLERKS TO PRAY  TO  THE "GODS"  OF THEIR ,#,#,,,#,,
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,#,,,#,#,, WORK,   FOR  A  QUICK   AND  FAULT  FREE ##,,,#,#,#
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,,,#,,,#,#    NON-CONTROVERSIAL RITUALS INCLUDE:    #####,,#,,
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,,,,#,,,,,     ««# SOME LIKE TO SAY A BRIEF #««     ,#,##,##,#
#,,,##,,,,     ««# PRAYER FOR SOLACE, TO BE #««     ,###,##,##
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           WOULD    YOU    CONSIDER    CODE    GOLF           
           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,           
                                                              
           ...I'D  ASK  FOR  A   HANDFUL  OF  BUGS?           
                                                              
           CODE    HAS    BUGS,   LOTS    OF    IT.