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.)         @¨¨@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨¨                                          @¨@@¨@¨@@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@   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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           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.