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 #,####,,#,
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,####,,,,, 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 #~~      ,###,,,,##
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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, #~~     ####,#,,##
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           AS   IN,    YOU   MAKE   A   CONVOLUTED,           
           INTRICATE,   BEAUTIFUL,    AND   USELESS           
           ARTIFACT.  AS  IN,  YOU'RE   USING  YOUR           
           SKILLS    TO    ASK    FOR    SOMETHING,           
                                                              
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