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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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