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 #--     ,,##,#,,##
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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.