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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