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