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. @@,@,,@,@,
@,@,,@,,@,                                          ,@,@,@@,@,
@,@,@@,@@, 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.                @@,@,,@,@,
@,@,,@,,@,                                          ,@,@,@@,@,
@,@,@@,@@,       SOME UBIQUITOUS AND GENERALLY      @@,@,,@,@,
@,@,,@,,@,    NON-CONTROVERSIAL RITUALS INCLUDE:    ,@,@,@@,@,
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@,@,,@,,@,      ~~# LIGHT A SCENTED CANDLE #~~      ,@,@,@@,@,
@,@,@@,@@,        ~~# FOR QUIET AND CALM #~~        @@,@,,@,@,
@,@,,@,,@,                                          ,@,@,@@,@,
@,@,@@,@@,     ~~# 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 #~~   ,@,@,@@,@,
@,@,@@,@@,                                          @@,@,,@,@,
@,@,,@,,@,   ~~# 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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           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.