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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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