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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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