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:    ,&,&,,&,&,
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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 #==     ,&,&,&&,&,
&&,&,&,&,&            ==# 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?           
                                                              
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