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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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