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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 ..........
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........^~ 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 * @§§*:~^...
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