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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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