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.)          ¨¨#####¨¨#
#¨¨#####¨¨                                          ¨#¨¨¨¨#¨#¨
#¨#¨¨¨¨#¨#   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:    ###¨¨#¨#¨#
###¨¨#¨¨#¨                                          ¨¨#¨#####¨
¨¨#¨##¨###      ««# 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.