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.