RITUALS FOR COMPUTER OPERATION                     
                                                              
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#,#,,#,#,# ITS JOB IS TO  DO VAST AMOUNTS  OF SMALL ,#,#,#,##,
#,#,##,#,# CALCULATIONS IN A SHORT  AMOUNT OF TIME. ,#,#,#,,#,
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#,#,,#,#,# THAT  DAEMONS   CAN  SOLVE  THE  PROBLEM ,#,#,#,##,
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#,#,,#,#,# 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 ,#,#,#,,#,
#,#,,#,#,# WORK,   FOR  A  QUICK   AND  FAULT  FREE ,#,#,#,##,
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