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:    ¨@¨@@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨¨@¨@                                          ¨@¨¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@@¨@      ==# 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.