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,,,,~===%@ ,=== BATTERIES ===, @%===~,,,,
,~=††=%¤¤# #¤¤%=††=~,
,~=†=%¤@## 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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