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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,#######,, 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.                ,,,,,,##,,
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####,,,,,,    NON-CONTROVERSIAL RITUALS INCLUDE:    ,##,,,,,,#
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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 #««    ,,########
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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.