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.&.&.&..&. .~~~ batteries ~~~. &.&.&&.&.&
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.&.&.&..&. batteries may not harm a human or, &.&.&&.&.&
.&.&.&.&&. through inaction, allow a human being &.&..&.&.&
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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 &.&..&.&.&
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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 &.&..&.&.&
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.&.&.&..&. they look slick but are very dirty &.&.&&.&.&
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