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 ##,,,,,#,,
,,,,###,#, 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.)          ,#,,###,,#
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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 #»»      #,,#,#,,#,
,##,,##,,,        »»# FOR QUIET AND CALM #»»        ##,####,##
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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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