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 #»»      ,,,,,,###,
,,,###,,,,       »»# TO RESPOND TO THIS) #»»        ,,,,,,#,##
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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,           
                                                              
           ...I'D  ASK   FOR  A  HANDFUL  OF  BUGS?           
                                                              
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