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.