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 #~~      ,,#,##,,,,
,,,###,,,,        ~~# 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.