Rituals For Computer Operation                     
                                                              
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#.#.#.#.#. 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 #~~      .#.#.##.#.
#.#.#.#.#.       ~~# To Respond To This) #~~        .#.#..#.#.
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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.