RITUALS FOR COMPUTER OPERATION                     
                                                              
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#,#,##,,#, CALCULATIONS IN  A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. ,#,##,#,#,
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#,#,,#,##, THAT  DAEMONS   CAN  SOLVE  THE  PROBLEM ,#,,#,#,#,
#,#,##,,#,   WITHOUT AFFECTING REAL LIFE. (THESE    ,#,##,#,#,
#,#,,#,##, DAEMONS  ARE  UNDER  CONTRACT  WITH  THE ,#,,#,#,#,
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#,#,,#,##, CLERKS TO  PRAY  TO THE  "GODS" OF THEIR ,#,,#,#,#,
#,#,##,,#, COMPUTER, OR TO  THE  DAEMONS  DOING THE ,#,##,#,#,
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#,#,##,,#,       SOME UBIQUITOUS AND GENERALLY      ,#,##,#,#,
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#,#,##,,#,        ~~# FOR QUIET AND CALM #~~        ,#,##,#,#,
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#,#,##,,#,     ~~# RECITE A MANTRA OR OTHER #~~     ,#,##,#,#,
#,#,,#,##,    ~~# REASSURING MESSAGE TO MAKE #~~    ,#,,#,#,#,
#,#,##,,#,     ~~# THE COMPUTER COMFORTABLE #~~     ,#,##,#,#,
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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 #~~     ,#,##,#,#,
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