Rituals For Computer Operation                     
                                                              
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#.#.#.#.#. 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.