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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 ......,~\*
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