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.                ,,#,,#,,,,
,,,,,,####                                          ,##,##,,,,
,,,,,#,,,,      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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