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 #~~    ,,#,######
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,,#,,#,,,,     ~~# THE DAEMONS ARE ALLOWED #~~      #,,#,,,,#,
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