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:    @,,@,@@,@,
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@,@,@,,@,@      ==# LIGHT A SCENTED CANDLE #==      @,,@,@@,@,
@,@,@,@@,@        ==# FOR QUIET AND CALM #==        @,@@,,@,@,
@,@,@,,@,@                                          @,,@,@@,@,
@,@,@,@@,@     ==# 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 #==   @,,@,@@,@,
@,@,@,@@,@                                          @,@@,,@,@,
@,@,@,,@,@    ==# 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.