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 #==      #,##,,,,##
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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?           
                                                              
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