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.