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   ,,,####,,,
,,######## 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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,,,,,,,,##       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 #==           ####,,####
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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 #==    ,##,,####,
#####,,,,#     ==# (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.