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 ,##,,#,,#,
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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 #~~      ,#,#,,,,,,
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####,#####     ~~# RECITE A MANTRA OR OTHER #~~     ,,,,,##,,,
#,,,##,,,,    ~~# REASSURING MESSAGE TO MAKE #~~    ,,,,,#,#,,
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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 #~~   ,,#,##,#,,
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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.