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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.     * ..........
.......... *                                      * ..........
.........^ 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.     * §%*†-^....
...^-†*%§£ *                                      * £§%*†-^...
..^-†*%§£@ * 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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