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 #,#,,,,#,#
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,,#####,## THAT  DAEMONS  CAN  SOLVE  THE   PROBLEM ##,,##,##,
,,#,,,,##,    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 ,,#,#,,#,,
,,,,####,# COMPUTER,  OR  TO THE DAEMONS DOING  THE #,####,##,
,,,,#,,,## WORK,  FOR  A   QUICK  AND   FAULT  FREE ###,,,##,#
#,,,##,,#,                OPERATION.                #,,#,,#,##
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##,##,,,,#    NON-CONTROVERSIAL RITUALS INCLUDE:    ###,##,#,#
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#,##,##,##     ««# THE COMPUTER COMFORTABLE #««     ,##,,##,##
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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 #««     #,###,###,
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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.