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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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