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