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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    ####%%^~,.
.,~^%%####                 THINGS...                ####%%^~,.
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.,~^%%#### THEY  LOOK  SLICK  BUT  ARE  VERY  DIRTY ####%%^~,.
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