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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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¨.~/*$#### A   BATTERY   MUST   PROTECT   ITS   OWN ####$*/~.¨
¨.~/*$#### EXISTENCE  AS  LONG  AS  SUCH PROTECTION ####$*/~.¨
¨.~/**$### DOES  NOT  CONFLICT  WITH THE  FIRST  OR ###$**/~.¨
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¨.~/*$####   THESE THINGS POWER ALMOST EVERYTHING,  ####$*/~.¨
¨¨.../$### BUT  WHEN  I  SPEAK  ABOUT  BATTERIES  I ###$/...¨¨
¨.~/*$####   SPEAK ABOUT STANDARD HOUSEHOLD ONES.   ####$*/~.¨
¨.~/*$####         THINK DOUBLE A, TRIPLE A,        ####$*/~.¨
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¨.~/*$####                THINGS...                 ####$*/~.¨
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¨.~/*$#### THEY  LOOK  SLICK  BUT  ARE  VERY  DIRTY ####$*/~.¨
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