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 #==        ¨¨¨####¨¨¨
#¨#¨#¨¨¨#¨                                          ¨¨#¨¨¨#¨¨#
#####¨¨##¨     ==# 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 #==   ¨#¨¨#¨¨¨¨#
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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.