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.                ,#####,,#,
,,,#,#,##,                                          #,,,,#,##,
,,#####,##       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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           ARTIFACT.  AS  IN,  YOU'RE  USING   YOUR           
           SKILLS    TO    ASK    FOR    SOMETHING,           
                                                              
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