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   #,###,#,#,
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,##,,####, Computer, Or  To  The  Daemons Doing The ,#,#,,,,#,
#,#,#,,,## Work,   For  A   Quick  And  Fault  Free ####,,,##,
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,,,###,,#,       Some Ubiquitous And Generally      ,#,##,,#,,
,,#,,#,###    Non-Controversial Rituals Include:    ###,#,##,,
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#,##,,#,,#      ==# Light A Scented Candle #==      ,#,,,###,,
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#,,,##,,,,     ==# Recite A Mantra Or Other #==     ###,##,,#,
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#,####,,#,     ==# The Computer Comfortable #==     ,#,####,,,
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###,,#,###    ==# Offer A Cup Of Steaming Tea #==   ##,#,,,,##
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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.