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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,,,,##,###    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 #==      ,#,,,#,###
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,#,####,##     ==# RECITE A MANTRA OR OTHER #==     ,,#####,##
####,,,##,    ==# REASSURING MESSAGE TO MAKE #==    ,,#,,,,##,
#,,,#,,#,#     ==# 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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           AS    IN,   YOU   MAKE   A   CONVOLUTED,           
           INTRICATE,    BEAUTIFUL,   AND   USELESS           
           ARTIFACT.  AS  IN,  YOU'RE   USING  YOUR           
           SKILLS    TO    ASK    FOR    SOMETHING,           
                                                              
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