Rituals For Computer Operation                     
                                                              
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,,,#,#,,,# 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 #,,##,##,#
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,##,,###,#   Without Affecting Real Life. (These    ####,##,,#
#,#,#,,### Daemons  Are  Under  Contract  With  The ,,,##,#,##
#####,#,,#          Computer Manufacturer.)         ,,#,####,,
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###,,,,#,, Work,  For  A  Quick   And  Fault   Free ,##,,#,#,#
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####,,##,,    Non-Controversial Rituals Include:    ,,##,,#,##
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,,##,#,#,#    ~~# Offer A Cup Of Steaming Tea #~~   #,,##,#,,,
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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.