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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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