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 #~~    ,#,,,###,,
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,,#,#,,,,,            ~~# 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 #~~      ,,##,,####
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