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.