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.                ,@,,@,@,@,
@,@,@,@,@,                                          ,@,@@,@,@,
@,@,@,@,@,      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.