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.                ,,,###,,##
##,#,,,##,                                          #,,#,,#,#,
#,###,,#,#      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 #==     ####,###,,
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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 #==      ,#,#,#,,##
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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.