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......^=^† † THERE  WAS  A CROWDSOURCED  VACCINE, † †^=^......
.....^=^†¤ † THAT COULD BE CREATED REGIONALLY  BY † ¤†^=^.....
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...^=^†¤£# †  WITHOUT  MUCH EFFORT,  AND  IT  WAS † #£¤†^=^...
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.^=^†¤£#@# †      TENS     OF      MILLIONS.      † #@#£¤†^=^.
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...^=^†¤£# BUT IT WAS NOT OFFICIALLY  RECOGNIZED BY #£¤†^=^...
....^=^†¤£ THE WORLD HEALTH  ORGANIZATION,  AND  AS £¤†^=^....
.....^=^†¤ SUCH  DID  NOT GIVE WHAT THE  SANCTIONED ¤†^=^.....
......^=^† (AND   UNOBTAINABLE)   ONES   DID:   THE †^=^......
.......^=^ SUBSKIN  CHIP THAT WOULD  LET  YOU ENTER ^=^.......
........^= †     (OR      LEAVE)     CITIES.      † =^........
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.......... † AND THAT'S WHY, EVENTUALLY, WE WOULD † ..........
.......... † CREATE  OUR OWN  CHIPS.  THEY  WERE  † ..........
.......... † LARGER THAN THE OFFICIAL ONES, AND A † ..........
.......... †  LITTLE   UNSTABLE,   AND   NEEDED   † ..........
.......... †  MAINTENANCE.  BUT   THEY  WORKED!   † ..........
.......... † OR, THEY WOULD WORK TOGETHER WITH A  † ..........
.......... † LITTLE SOMETHING  TO  MAKE THE GUARD † ..........
.........^ †    LOOK    THE     OTHER     WAY.    † ^.........
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