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.)         ¨#¨#¨¨#¨¨#
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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 #»»        #######¨¨¨
¨#¨#¨¨¨¨#¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨
####¨¨¨###     »»# 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 #»»   ¨¨¨#¨##¨¨¨
¨¨###¨¨#¨¨                                          ¨¨###¨#¨¨#
¨#¨¨#¨##¨#    »»# 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.