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. #¨##¨##¨#¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨####                                          ###¨##¨###
#¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨ 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.                ¨¨####¨###
¨###¨¨¨¨¨#                                          #¨#¨¨¨##¨¨
¨#¨¨#¨¨¨¨#      SOME UBIQUITOUS AND GENERALLY       ¨###¨¨#¨#¨
¨##¨##¨¨¨#    NON-CONTROVERSIAL RITUALS INCLUDE:    ¨#¨¨#¨####
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#¨##¨###¨#      ==# LIGHT A SCENTED CANDLE #==      ¨¨¨##¨¨#¨¨
###¨##¨¨##        ==# FOR QUIET AND CALM #==        #¨¨#¨#¨##¨
#¨¨##¨#¨#¨                                          ¨#¨#####¨#
¨#¨#¨#####     ==# 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 #==   #####¨¨¨¨¨
#¨¨#¨#¨¨#¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨
##¨####¨##   ==# 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.