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.