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       #######,,,
,,##,,###,    NON-CONTROVERSIAL RITUALS INCLUDE:    ######,,##
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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 #==      #,,#######
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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.