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,,,-~*$%&#           ,~~~ BATTERIES ~~~,            #&%$*~-,,,
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,-~*$%&### BATTERIES  MAY  NOT  HARM  A  HUMAN  OR, ###&%$*~-,
,,-~*$%&## THROUGH  INACTION, ALLOW  A HUMAN  BEING ##&%$*~-,,
,,,-~*$%&#             TO COME TO HARM.             #&%$*~-,,,
,,,,-~*$%&                                          &%$*~-,,,,
,,,,,-~*$% A BATTERY  MUST OBEY THE ORDERS GIVEN IT %$*~-,,,,,
,,,,,,-~*$ BY  HUMAN   BEINGS  EXCEPT  WHERE   SUCH $*~-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-~* ORDERS  CONFLICT  WITH  THE  FIRST  LAW. *~-,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,- A   BATTERY   MUST   PROTECT   ITS   OWN -,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, EXISTENCE  AS LONG  AS  SUCH  PROTECTION ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, DOES  NOT  CONFLICT  WITH  THE  FIRST OR ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,               SECOND LAWS.               ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,-~  THESE THINGS POWER ALMOST EVERYTHING,   ~-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-~* BUT  WHEN  I  SPEAK  ABOUT  BATTERIES  I *~-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-~*$   SPEAK ABOUT STANDARD HOUSEHOLD ONES.   $*~-,,,,,,
,,,,,-~*$%        THINK DOUBLE A, TRIPLE A,         %$*~-,,,,,
,,,,-~*$%&    TWENTYFIVE TWENTY, NINE VOLT, SUCH    &%$*~-,,,,
,,,-~*$%&#                THINGS...                 #&%$*~-,,,
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,-~*$%&### THEY  LOOK  SLICK  BUT  ARE  VERY  DIRTY ###&%$*~-,
,,-~*$%&##                  INSIDE.                 ##&%$*~-,,
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