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.~~*$*&@##                                          ##@&*$*~~.
....~~**&&                                          &&**~~....
.~~*$*&@##                                          ##@&*$*~~.
.~~*$*&###           .~~~ BATTERIES ~~~.            ###&*$*~~.
.~~*$&@###                                          ###@&$*~~.
...~~~~$&& BATTERIES  MAY  NOT  HARM  A  HUMAN  OR, &&$~~~~...
.~~~~$*&@# THROUGH INACTION,  ALLOW  A HUMAN  BEING #@&*$~~~~.
...~~~$$$&             TO COME TO HARM.             &$$$~~~...
....~$$&@@                                          @@&$$~....
......~**@ A BATTERY MUST OBEY THE ORDERS  GIVEN IT @**~......
...~~~$*@# BY   HUMAN  BEINGS  EXCEPT  WHERE   SUCH #@*$~~~...
.~~*$*&### ORDERS  CONFLICT  WITH  THE  FIRST  LAW. ###&*$*~~.
.~~*$*&@##                                          ##@&*$*~~.
.~~*$*&@## A   BATTERY   MUST   PROTECT   ITS   OWN ##@&*$*~~.
....~$*&@# EXISTENCE  AS LONG  AS  SUCH  PROTECTION #@&*$~....
.~~*$*&@## DOES  NOT CONFLICT  WITH  THE  FIRST  OR ##@&*$*~~.
.~~*$*&@##               SECOND LAWS.               ##@&*$*~~.
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.~~*$****&                   ####                   &****$*~~.
...~~~$*&@                                          @&*$~~~...
.~~*$*&&&&   THESE THINGS POWER ALMOST EVERYTHING,  &&&&*$*~~.
....~**$&# BUT  WHEN  I  SPEAK  ABOUT  BATTERIES  I #&$**~....
.~~*$*&###   SPEAK ABOUT STANDARD HOUSEHOLD ONES.   ###&*$*~~.
.~~*$*&@##         THINK DOUBLE A, TRIPLE A,        ##@&*$*~~.
.~~*$*&@##    TWENTYFIVE TWENTY, NINE VOLT, SUCH    ##@&*$*~~.
.~~*$*&@##                 THINGS...                ##@&*$*~~.
..~~~*$*&#                                          #&*$*~~~..
.~~*$*&@## THEY  LOOK  SLICK  BUT  ARE  VERY  DIRTY ##@&*$*~~.
.....~~$$&                 INSIDE.                  &$$~~.....
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