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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