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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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