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.