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.                @,@@,@,@,,
@,@,@@,@,@                                          @,,@,@,@,@
@,@,,@,@,@      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 #~~   @,,@,@,@,@
@,@,,@,@,@                                          @,@@,@,@,,
@,@,@@,@,@   ~~# 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.