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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨##
#¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨##
##¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨ 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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           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.