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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.     ^ *~,.......
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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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