R1TU4LS FOR COMPUT3R OP3R4T1ON                     
                                                              
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&&...&..&& TH3 COMPUT3R 1S 4  V3RY  COMMON TOOL  1N &&&.&.&.&&
.&..&&.&.& TH3 FUTUR3S, 4ND 1N SOM3 W4YS  3VEN NOW. ..&&&&&&..
&&.&.&&&&. 1TS JOB 1S TO  DO V4ST 4MOUNTS OF  SM4LL .&.....&..
.&&&&...&. C4LCULAT1ONS 1N 4 SHORT 4MOUNT OF  T1M3. &&....&&.&
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&..&&.&..& MOST WORK ON  TH3  PR1NCIPL3S  OF POS1NG &&..&&&...
&.&.&&&.&. TH3 PROBL3M ON  4  H1LB3RT PL4N3,  WH1CH .&.&..&..&
&&&&..&&&& 1S  TH3N  FOLD3D OUT  OF  C4USAL1TY,  SO &&&&.&&.&.
...&.&.... TH4T  D43MONS  C4N  SOLV3  TH3   PROBL3M ...&&.&&&&
..&&&&....    W1THOUT 4FF3CT1NG R34L L1F3. (TH3SE   ..&.&&...&
.&...&...& D43MONS  4R3  UND3R  CONTR4CT  W1TH  TH3 .&&&.&..&&
&&..&&..&&         COMPUT3R M4NUFACTUR3R.)          &..&&&.&.&
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&&&&&&&&.&   1T'S COMMONPL4C3 FOR PROGR4MM3RS 4ND   &&&.&...&.
.......&&. CL3RKS TO  PR4Y  TO TH3 "GODS"  OF TH31R ..&&&..&&&
......&.&& COMPUT3R, OR TO  TH3  D43MONS DO1NG  TH3 .&..&.&..&
.....&&&.& WORK,  FOR   4  QU1CK  4ND   F4ULT  FR3E &&.&&&&.&&
....&..&&&                OP3R4T1ON.                .&&...&&.&
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..&.&&&.&&      SOM3 UB1QUITOUS 4ND G3NER4LLY       &&&.&&&..&
.&&&..&&.&    NON-CONTROV3RS14L R1TU4LS 1NCLUD3:    ..&&..&.&&
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&.&&&&&..&      ~~# L1GHT 4 SC3NTED C4NDL3 #~~      &&&&&..&&.
&&....&.&&        ~~# FOR QU13T 4ND C4LM #~~        ....&.&.&&
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&&..&..&&&     ~~# R3C1TE 4 M4NTRA OR OTH3R #~~     ..&....&..
.&.&&.&...    ~~# R34SSUR1NG M3SS4GE TO M4K3 #~~    .&&...&&.&
&&&.&&&..&     ~~# TH3 COMPUT3R COMFORT4BL3 #~~     &.&..&.&&&
..&&..&.&&           ~~# 4ND 4T 34SE #~~            &&&.&&&...
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&&&&&..&&&     ~~# SOM3 L1K3 TO S4Y 4 BR13F #~~     .&.&.&&...
....&.&..&     ~~# PR4Y3R FOR SOL4C3, TO B3 #~~     &&&&&.&..&
...&&&&.&.   ~~# L3FT 4LON3 DUR1NG TH31R WORK #~~   ....&&&.&&
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.&&..&..&.    ~~# OFF3R 4 CUP OF ST34M1NG T34 #~~   ..&&.&.&&&
&.&.&&.&&.    ~~# OR 4 M34L TO TH3 M4CH1N3S #~~     .&.&&&&..&
&&&&.&&.&.    ~~# (SOM3T1MES, BY F3Y RUL3S, #~~     &&&...&.&.
...&&.&&&.      ~~# TH3 D43MONS 4R3 4LLOW3D #~~     ..&..&&&&&
..&.&&..&&       ~~# TO R3SPOND TO TH1S) #~~        .&&.&....&
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