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.                ¨¨###¨¨#¨#
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¨##¨##¨##¨       SOME UBIQUITOUS AND GENERALLY      ¨¨##¨###¨¨
¨#¨##¨##¨#    NON-CONTROVERSIAL RITUALS INCLUDE:    #¨#¨##¨¨#¨
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##¨¨##¨##¨      ==# 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.