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.)         ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§§¨§§¨   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 #==            ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨     ==# 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?           
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           INTRICATE,   BEAUTIFUL,    AND   USELESS           
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