RITUALS FOR COMPUTER OPERATION                     
                                                              
#,,#,,,,#, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #,#,###,#,
#,##,,,##,                                          #,#,,##,#,
#,,#,,#,#, 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. #,#,#,#,#,
#,,#,,#,#,                                          #,#,#,#,#,
#,##,##,#, 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.)          #,#,#,#,#,
#,,#,,#,#,                                          #,#,#,#,#,
#,##,##,#,   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       #,#,#,#,#,
#,,#,,#,#,    NON-CONTROVERSIAL RITUALS INCLUDE:    #,#,#,#,#,
#,##,##,#,                                          #,#,#,#,#,
#,,#,,#,#,      ~~# LIGHT A SCENTED CANDLE #~~      #,#,#,#,#,
#,##,##,#,        ~~# FOR QUIET AND CALM #~~        #,#,#,#,#,
#,,#,,#,#,                                          #,#,#,#,#,
#,##,##,#,     ~~# RECITE A MANTRA OR OTHER #~~     #,#,#,#,#,
#,,#,,#,#,    ~~# REASSURING MESSAGE TO MAKE #~~    #,#,#,#,#,
#,##,##,#,     ~~# THE COMPUTER COMFORTABLE #~~     #,#,#,#,#,
#,,#,,#,#,            ~~# AND AT EASE #~~           #,#,#,#,#,
#,##,##,#,                                          #,#,#,#,#,
#,,#,,#,#,     ~~# SOME LIKE TO SAY A BRIEF #~~     #,#,#,#,#,
#,##,##,#,     ~~# PRAYER FOR SOLACE, TO BE #~~     #,#,#,#,#,
#,,#,,#,#,   ~~# LEFT ALONE DURING THEIR WORK #~~   #,#,#,#,#,
#,##,##,#,                                          #,#,#,#,#,
#,,#,,#,#,    ~~# 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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