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.)          ###¨##¨#¨#
¨¨#¨#¨¨¨¨#                                          #¨¨##¨####
#¨####¨¨¨#   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.