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 ,,,##,,,,,
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##,###,,,# that  daemons  can  solve   the  problem ##,####,,,
#,##,,#,,#   without affecting real life. (these    ,,##,,,#,,
###,#,##,# daemons  are  under  contract  with  the #,#,#,,##,
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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 ,#,,######
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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.