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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#.#.#.#.#.        »»# 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 #»»     .#.#.#.##.
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#.#.#.#.#.      »»# 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.