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.)          @¨@¨¨@¨@¨@
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨                                          @¨@¨@@¨@¨¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨   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:    @¨@¨@@¨@¨¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨                                          @¨@¨¨@¨@¨@
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨      --# LIGHT A SCENTED CANDLE #--      @¨@¨@@¨@¨¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨        --# FOR QUIET AND CALM #--        @¨@¨¨@¨@¨@
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨                                          @¨@¨@@¨@¨¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨     --# RECITE A MANTRA OR OTHER #--     @¨@¨¨@¨@¨@
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨    --# REASSURING MESSAGE TO MAKE #--    @¨@¨@@¨@¨¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨     --# THE COMPUTER COMFORTABLE #--     @¨@¨¨@¨@¨@
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨           --# AND AT EASE #--            @¨@¨@@¨@¨¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨                                          @¨@¨¨@¨@¨@
@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨     --# 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.