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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 ..........
~......... THINGS... .........~
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:~~....... THEY LOOK SLICK BUT ARE VERY DIRTY .......~~:
*:~~...... INSIDE. ......~~:*
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