RITUALS FOR COMPUTER OPERATION                     
                                                              
#,##,##,,# ---------------------------------------- #,#,#,#,,,
#,,#,,#,#,                                          #,#,#,#,,#
#,##,##,#, 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. #,#,#,#,#,
#,##,##,#,                                          #,#,#,#,#,
#,,#,,#,#, 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.)          #,#,#,#,#,
#,##,##,#,                                          #,#,#,#,#,
#,,#,,#,#,   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.                #,#,#,#,#,
#,##,##,#,                                          #,#,#,#,#,
#,,#,,#,#,       SOME UBIQUITOUS AND GENERALLY      #,#,#,#,#,
#,##,##,#,    NON-CONTROVERSIAL RITUALS INCLUDE:    #,#,#,#,#,
#,,#,,#,#,                                          #,#,#,#,#,
#,##,##,#,      --# 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 #--   #,#,#,#,#,
#,,#,,#,#,                                          #,#,#,#,#,
#,##,##,#,    --# 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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