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. ¨¨##¨¨¨###
¨###¨#¨¨##                                          ¨#¨#¨¨#¨¨#
#¨¨###¨#¨# 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.                ¨¨¨¨#¨#¨¨#
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¨##¨¨#¨###       SOME UBIQUITOUS AND GENERALLY      ¨¨#¨¨¨##¨¨
#¨#¨###¨¨#    NON-CONTROVERSIAL RITUALS INCLUDE:    ¨##¨¨#¨#¨¨
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¨¨¨#¨###¨¨      --# 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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           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.