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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           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.