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