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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. ....~«^*%@
#@%*^«~...                                          ...~«^*%@#
##@%*^«~.. 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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#@%*^«~...                   ####                   ...~«^*%@#
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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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