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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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