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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           ^     ^^      ^     ^     .     ^.     .           
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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.