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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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