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.                #¨¨¨¨##¨##
¨#¨¨¨¨¨##¨                                          #¨¨¨#¨##¨#
##¨¨¨¨#¨##      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 #==   ##¨¨#¨##¨#
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¨#¨¨#¨#¨#¨    ==# 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.