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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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