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 #~~    ,,#,######
##,#,#,#,,    ~~# (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?           
           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.