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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 ##@¤*%^~,.
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