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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########## IS THEN FOLDED OUT OF CAUSALITY, SO ,##,,#####
########## THAT DAEMONS CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEM ,,,,,,####
########## WITHOUT AFFECTING REAL LIFE. (THESE #####,,###
#########, DAEMONS ARE UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE ####,,,,##
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,#####,,## IT'S COMMONPLACE FOR PROGRAMMERS AND #########,
,,###,,,,# CLERKS TO PRAY TO THE "GODS" OF THEIR ########,,
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########## OPERATION. ,####,,###
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########## SOME UBIQUITOUS AND GENERALLY #,,,,##,,#
########## NON-CONTROVERSIAL RITUALS INCLUDE: ,,##,,,,,,
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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 #== #########,
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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.