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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