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.)          ¨#¨¨¨¨###¨
¨¨##¨¨#¨¨#                                          ##¨¨¨#¨¨#¨
¨#¨#¨##¨##   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 #««        #¨###¨¨¨#¨
¨#¨¨#¨¨¨¨#                                          ##¨¨#¨¨##¨
##¨##¨¨¨##     ««# 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 #««   ¨#¨##¨###¨
¨¨¨##¨¨¨¨¨                                          ###¨##¨¨#¨
¨¨#¨#¨¨¨¨¨    ««# 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.