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.)          ¨¨¨##¨¨¨¨#
###¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨#¨#¨¨¨#
¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨   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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           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.