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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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