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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 ...~=*¤¤##
#¤¤*=~....                  INSIDE.                 ....~=*¤¤#
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