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:    ,@,@,@,,@,
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,@,@,@,,@,      ««# 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.