RITUALS FOR COMPUTER OPERATION                     
                                                              
,#,#,##,,# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #,#,###,,#
,#,#,,#,##                                          #,#,,##,##
,#,#,##,,# 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:    #,#,#,#,,#
,#,#,,#,##                                          #,#,#,#,##
,#,#,##,,#      ~~# 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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