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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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