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.