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