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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,@,,,@@@@@ --# 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.