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 #««   ¨¨¨##¨##¨¨
¨#¨¨#¨¨¨¨#                                          ¨¨#¨##¨#¨¨
##¨##¨¨¨#¨   ««# 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.