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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