RITUALS FOR COMPUTER OPERATION                     
                                                              
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#,#,##,#,# 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 ,##,#,#,#,
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#,#,##,#,# 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 #~~     ,,#,#,#,#,
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