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, #~~    ,####,,,##
#,,,,,###,     ~~# THE DAEMONS ARE ALLOWED #~~      ,#,,,#,,#,
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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.