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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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