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 @@,,@@,@@,
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,@@,@@,@@@ THE PROBLEM ON A HILBERT PLANE, WHICH ,,,@,@@,@@
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@@,@@,@,,@ THAT DAEMONS CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEM ,@,,@@,@@,
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@,@@,,@@,, 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 ,@,@,@@,@@
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@,,@,@@@,, OPERATION. ,,,,@@,@,@
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,@,@@@,@@, NON-CONTROVERSIAL RITUALS INCLUDE: ,@,,@,,@,,
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@,,@@@,@,@ ««# LEFT ALONE DURING THEIR WORK #«« @,@@@,,@@,
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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.