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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 @§$^~:....
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.........:   THESE THINGS POWER ALMOST EVERYTHING,  :.........
.......... BUT  WHEN  I  SPEAK  ABOUT  BATTERIES  I ..........
.........:   SPEAK ABOUT STANDARD HOUSEHOLD ONES.   :.........
........:~         THINK DOUBLE A, TRIPLE A,        ~:........
.......:~^    TWENTYFIVE TWENTY, NINE VOLT, SUCH    ^~:.......
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....:~^$§@ THEY  LOOK  SLICK  BUT  ARE  VERY  DIRTY @§$^~:....
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