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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 #......###
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