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      ¨¨¨##¨####
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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.