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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.             ..........
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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 .......:~/
*/~:...... 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    .....:~/**
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~:........ THEY  LOOK  SLICK  BUT  ARE  VERY  DIRTY ........:~
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