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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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