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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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