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       #,,,#,,###
#,#,,##,,,    non-controversial rituals include:    #,,##,#,,,
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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.