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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    ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                THINGS...                 ,,,,,,,,,,
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~:,,,,,,,, THEY  LOOK  SLICK  BUT  ARE  VERY  DIRTY ,,,,,,,,:~
:~:,,,,,,,                 INSIDE.                  ,,,,,,,:~:
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