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.)         #######,,#
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,,,,,,##,,   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 #--        ,####,,,,#
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,###,,##,,     --# 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 #--   ##########
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,,,#######    --# 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.