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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 ..~=^**&@#
@&**^=~...                  INSIDE.                 ...~=^**&@
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