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.,~=$@#### ####@$=~,.
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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. #@$=~,....
.....,~=$@ @$=~,.....
......,~=$ #### $=~,......
.......,~= =~,.......
......,~=$ 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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