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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 £†~~......
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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    ~.........
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......~~†£ THEY  LOOK  SLICK  BUT  ARE  VERY  DIRTY £†~~......
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