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 #~~            §,§,§,§,§,
§,§,§,§,§,                                          §,§,§,§,§,
§,§,§,§,§,     ~~# 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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           TO    BE     A    KIND    OF     PRAYER?           
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           INTRICATE,   BEAUTIFUL,    AND   USELESS           
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