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...&&&&.&& BATTERIES MAY NOT HARM A HUMAN OR, &&&....&&.
...&...&&. THROUGH INACTION, ALLOW A HUMAN BEING ...&...&.&
&..&&..&.& TO COME TO HARM. ...&&..&&&
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.&&&&&&&.. 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 ..&.&&&&.&
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.......&&. 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 ..&..&.&&.
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