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.:=*%$§@## THROUGH  INACTION,  ALLOW A  HUMAN BEING ##@§$%*=:.
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.:=*%$§@## ORDERS  CONFLICT  WITH  THE  FIRST  LAW. ##@§$%*=:.
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.:=*%$§### A   BATTERY   MUST   PROTECT   ITS   OWN ###§$%*=:.
.:=*%$§@## EXISTENCE  AS LONG  AS  SUCH  PROTECTION ##@§$%*=:.
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