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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,,,,#,##,,      ««# 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, #««     #,,#,,#,##
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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.