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.)         #¨##¨###¨¨
¨#¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨                                          ##¨##¨¨#¨¨
##¨¨¨¨##¨#   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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##¨#¨##¨¨¨     ««# 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.