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.