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 #,#,#,,#,#
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,,#,,,###, IS THEN  FOLDED  OUT  OF  CAUSALITY,  SO ,,,,##,,,,
,##,,#,,## 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 ,,,,##,#,,
#,###,,#,#                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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#,##,,,,,,     ~~# THE COMPUTER COMFORTABLE #~~     #,,###,###
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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, #~~    #,,#,,#,,,
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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.