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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.             ¨--=†*#@##
#††-¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨-††#
##@#*†=--¨ 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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