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 #.#####.#.
....#.#### 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.                ##..##.###
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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 #--     ##.#..####
##...##.##            --# AND AT EASE #--           .###.#...#
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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, #--    .....#.###
..#.#.####      --# 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.