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.