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.                ¨@¨@¨@¨¨@¨
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@¨@¨@¨@¨@¨      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.