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,,,&&&&,,,                                          &,,&&&&&&,
&&,,&&,,&&                                          ,,,,&&&&,,
,,,,,,,,,&                                          ,&&,,&&,,,
&&&&&&&&,,            ,~~~ 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.                 &&&,,,,&&&
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