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@$$\~~~... ...~~~\$$@
#@@@$^\~.. .~~~ BATTERIES ~~~. ..~\^$@@@#
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@$$\~..... BATTERIES MAY NOT HARM A HUMAN OR, .....~\$$@
#@@@$^\~.. THROUGH INACTION, ALLOW A HUMAN BEING ..~\^$@@@#
@@@$$^\~.. TO COME TO HARM. ..~\^$$@@@
@@@^~..... .....~^@@@
@$^^\~.... A BATTERY MUST OBEY THE ORDERS GIVEN IT ....~\^^$@
#@@@$^\~.. BY HUMAN BEINGS EXCEPT WHERE SUCH ..~\^$@@@#
@@@@$^\~.. ORDERS CONFLICT WITH THE FIRST LAW. ..~\^$@@@@
@@$^^~.... ....~^^$@@
@$$^~..... A BATTERY MUST PROTECT ITS OWN .....~^$$@
@@@^\..... 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... ..~\^$@@@@
@$$$\\~~.. ..~~\\$$$@
#@@@$^\~.. THEY LOOK SLICK BUT ARE VERY DIRTY ..~\^$@@@#
#@@@$^\~.. INSIDE. ..~\^$@@@#
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