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      #,#,##,#,,
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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.