RITUALS FOR COMPUTER OPERATION                     
                                                              
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##,##,#,,# CALCULATIONS IN A SHORT AMOUNT  OF TIME. ,#,,##,#,#
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#,,,,,##,# THAT  DAEMONS  CAN   SOLVE  THE  PROBLEM #,#,###,,,
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#,,,###,#, DAEMONS  ARE  UNDER  CONTRACT  WITH  THE ,,,#,##,#,
#,,#,,####         COMPUTER MANUFACTURER.)          ,,###,####
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,##,,#,##, CLERKS TO  PRAY TO THE  "GODS"  OF THEIR ,#####,,#,
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,,,#,#,,,#                OPERATION.                #,,#,,##,,
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,#,,,#,###      SOME UBIQUITOUS AND GENERALLY       ##,#####,,
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#,,,,,###,    ==# REASSURING MESSAGE TO MAKE #==    #,###,#,,,
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#,###,,,#,     ==# SOME LIKE TO SAY A BRIEF #==     ,,,##,,,,,
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