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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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