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,,,£,,,£,, CALCULATIONS IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF  TIME. ,,,,,,,,£,
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,,£,,,,£,, IS  THEN  FOLDED  OUT  OF  CAUSALITY, SO ,£,,,,,,,,
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,,,,£,,,,£   WITHOUT AFFECTING REAL LIFE. (THESE    £,,£,,,,,,
,,,,,£,,,, DAEMONS  ARE  UNDER  CONTRACT  WITH  THE ££,,£,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,£,   IT'S COMMONPLACE FOR PROGRAMMERS AND   ,,£££,,£,,
,,,,,,,,,£ CLERKS  TO PRAY TO THE  "GODS"  OF THEIR ,,£,££,,£,
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