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###¤&=*=,.           .=== BATTERIES ===.            .,=*=&¤###
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¤¤=*=,.... BATTERIES  MAY  NOT  HARM  A  HUMAN  OR, ....,=*=¤¤
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#¤¤&====,. A  BATTERY MUST OBEY THE ORDERS GIVEN IT .,====&¤¤#
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