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####..##.. BATTERIES  MAY  NOT  HARM  A  HUMAN  OR, ###.......
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##......## A BATTERY MUST OBEY THE ORDERS  GIVEN IT .##.......
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##..##..## ORDERS  CONFLICT  WITH  THE  FIRST  LAW. .##..###..
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########.. A   BATTERY   MUST   PROTECT   ITS   OWN .####...##
#######... EXISTENCE  AS LONG  AS  SUCH  PROTECTION ..##..#..#
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#..######.  THESE THINGS POWER ALMOST EVERYTHING,   ##..#..###
....####.. BUT  WHEN  I  SPEAK  ABOUT  BATTERIES  I ........##
.##..##...   SPEAK ABOUT STANDARD HOUSEHOLD ONES.   #######...
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##....##.. THEY  LOOK  SLICK  BUT  ARE  VERY  DIRTY #...##....
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