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 #==            ,,####,,,,
,,,,,###,,                                          #,,##,,##,
####,,#,,#     ==# 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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           ---=-      -   ==-   -           =-   -=           
           -     --     -      -     ,     -,     ,           
           ,            ,                  %      ,           
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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.