#..#...##.                                          #.####.##.
##.##..#.#                                          ###...##.#
..##.#.###                                          ...#..#.##
#.#.####..                                          ...##.###.
#####...#.                                          ...#.##..#
.....#..##           .««« 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.                  #..#..#.##
##.#####.#                                          ##.##.###.
#.##....##                                          #.##.##..#
.##.#...#.                                          .##.##.#.#
##.###..##                                          .#.##.####
..##..#.#.                                          .###.##...