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.....-«*†@ † there  was  a crowdsourced vaccine,  † @†*«-.....
....-«*†@§ † that could be created  regionally by † §@†*«-....
...-«*†@§@ †  most   pharmaceutical   companies   † @§@†*«-...
..-«*†@§@@ †  without  much  effort, and  it  was † @@§@†*«-..
.-«*†@§@@# †  estimated  that   it  had   saved   † #@@§@†*«-.
..-«*†@§@@ †      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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........-«    but the scanner showed green, so...   «-........
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