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,,,,,,.=:$                                          $:=.,,,,,,
,,,,,.=:$*                                          *$:=.,,,,,
,,,,.=:$*#                                          #*$:=.,,,,
,,,.=:$*#¶                                          ¶#*$:=.,,,
,,.=:$*#¶@           ,=== BATTERIES ===,            @¶#*$:=.,,
,.=:$*#¶@#                                          #@¶#*$:=.,
,,.=:$*#¶@ BATTERIES  MAY  NOT  HARM  A  HUMAN  OR, @¶#*$:=.,,
,,,.=:$*#¶ THROUGH  INACTION, ALLOW  A  HUMAN BEING ¶#*$:=.,,,
,,,,.=:$*#             TO COME TO HARM.             #*$:=.,,,,
,,,,,.=:$*                                          *$:=.,,,,,
,,,,,,.=:$ 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...                 @¶#*$:=.,,
,.=:$*#¶@#                                          #@¶#*$:=.,
,,.=:$*#¶@ THEY  LOOK  SLICK  BUT  ARE  VERY  DIRTY @¶#*$:=.,,
,,,.=:$*#¶                  INSIDE.                 ¶#*$:=.,,,
,,,,.=:$*#                                          #*$:=.,,,,
,,,,,.=:$*                                          *$:=.,,,,,
,,,,,,.=:$                                          $:=.,,,,,,
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