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 #~~      ##,,#,,#,#
###,####,#        ~~# 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.