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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 @&$**«:...
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