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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.     * ,@@@@@@@,@
,@@,@,@@@@ *                                      * @,,,,,,@@,
@,@@@@,,,, * 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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