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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           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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