RITUALS FOR COMPUTER OPERATION                     
                                                              
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,,,#,#,,,, THAT  DAEMONS  CAN   SOLVE  THE  PROBLEM ,,,,,#,,,,
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,,,#,,,#,, DAEMONS  ARE  UNDER  CONTRACT  WITH  THE #,,,,#,#,,
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,#,#,,,,,, CLERKS  TO PRAY TO  THE  "GODS" OF THEIR ##,,##,#,#
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           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.