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. ¨#¨¨¨¨##¨#
¨##¨¨¨¨##¨                                          ###¨¨¨#¨##
##¨#¨¨¨#¨# 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 #==        ¨#¨#¨¨¨#¨#
¨#¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨                                          #####¨¨###
###¨##¨¨¨¨     ==# 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 #==   ¨#¨###¨¨¨¨
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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.