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.