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££££,,££,, the futures, and in some  ways even now. ,,££££££££
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££££,,££,, is then  folded  out  of  causality,  so ££££££,,,,
,££,,,,,,, that  daemons  can   solve  the  problem ,££££,,££,
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£££,,£££££ daemons  are  under  contract  with  the £,,,,£££££
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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.                ,£,,££,,,,
,,,,,,,,,£                                          ,,,,,,,££,
££££££££,,      some ubiquitous and generally       ££££££,,,,
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,,££££,,,,                                          ££££,,,,,,
£,,££,,££,      --# light a scented candle #--      £££,,£££££
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,££££££££,                                          ,,,££,,££,
,,££££££,,     --# recite a mantra or other #--     ££,,,,,,,,
£,,££££,,,    --# reassuring message to make #--    £,,£££££££
,,,,££,,££     --# the computer comfortable #--     ,,,,££££££
,££,,,,,,£            --# and at ease #--           £££,,££££,
,,,,££££,,                                          ££,,,,££,,
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££,,,,,,,,     --# prayer for solace, to be #--     ,,,,,,££,,
,,,£££££££   --# left alone during their work #--   £££££,,,,,
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,,££,,££,,    --# or a meal to the machines #--     ££,,££,,££
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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.