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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.             .^~:§¤§###
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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 .^~:§§####
###§¤§:~^. 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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