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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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##@¤$$*=:¨ A BATTERY MUST OBEY THE ORDERS GIVEN IT ¨:=*$$¤@##
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##@¤$$*=:¨ ORDERS CONFLICT WITH THE FIRST LAW. ¨:=*$$¤@##
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##@¤$$*=:¨ A BATTERY MUST PROTECT ITS OWN ¨:=*$$¤@##
#¤¤$=:¨¨¨¨ EXISTENCE AS LONG AS SUCH PROTECTION ¨¨¨¨:=$¤¤#
@$$$$**=:¨ DOES NOT CONFLICT WITH THE FIRST OR ¨:=**$$$$@
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¤¤$=::¨¨¨¨ THESE THINGS POWER ALMOST EVERYTHING, ¨¨¨¨::=$¤¤
#@$$$$*=:¨ BUT WHEN I SPEAK ABOUT BATTERIES I ¨:=*$$$$@#
##@¤$$*=:¨ SPEAK ABOUT STANDARD HOUSEHOLD ONES. ¨:=*$$¤@##
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##@¤$$*=:¨ THINGS... ¨:=*$$¤@##
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##@¤$$*=:¨ THEY LOOK SLICK BUT ARE VERY DIRTY ¨:=*$$¤@##
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