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.