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.                ¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@
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¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@      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.