¶%===~~...                                          ...~~===%¶
##¶¤%===~.                                          .~===%¤¶##
###¤%===~.                                          .~===%¤###
¶¶%==.....                                          .....==%¶¶
##¶¤%===~.                                          .~===%¤¶##
###¶¤===~.           .=== 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.               .~===%¤¶##
¶%===.....                                          .....===%¶
¤¤%%===~..                   ####                   ..~===%%¤¤
##¶¤%===~.                                          .~===%¤¶##
##¶¤%===~.  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...                .~===%%¤¤¤
##¶¤%===~.                                          .~===%¤¶##
##¶¤%===~. THEY  LOOK  SLICK  BUT  ARE  VERY  DIRTY .~===%¤¶##
##¶¤%===~.                  INSIDE.                 .~===%¤¶##
###¶¤%==~.                                          .~==%¤¶###
##¶¤%===~.                                          .~===%¤¶##
###¶¤%==~.                                          .~==%¤¶###
¤¤%====~..                                          ..~====%¤¤
¤==~......                                          ......~==¤