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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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