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.~-\%$@@@# #@@@$%\-~.
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.~-\%$@@## ##@@$%\-~.
.~-\%$@@@@ @@@@$%\-~.
.~-\\\%%$@ .--- BATTERIES ---. @$%%\\\-~.
.~-\%$@@## ##@@$%\-~.
...~~-%@@# BATTERIES MAY NOT HARM A HUMAN OR, #@@%-~~...
.....~\\$@ THROUGH INACTION, ALLOW A HUMAN BEING @$\\~.....
.~-\%$@@## TO COME TO HARM. ##@@$%\-~.
.~-\%$@@## ##@@$%\-~.
.~-\%%%$@# A BATTERY MUST OBEY THE ORDERS GIVEN IT #@$%%%\-~.
.~-\%%%@@@ BY HUMAN BEINGS EXCEPT WHERE SUCH @@@%%%\-~.
....--\\$@ ORDERS CONFLICT WITH THE FIRST LAW. @$\\--....
.~-\%$$@@@ @@@$$%\-~.
....~\%@@@ 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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.~-\%$@@## #### ##@@$%\-~.
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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... ##@@$%\-~.
.~-\%$@@## ##@@$%\-~.
.~-\%$@@## THEY LOOK SLICK BUT ARE VERY DIRTY ##@@$%\-~.
.~-\%$@@@# INSIDE. #@@@$%\-~.
.......-%@ @%-.......
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