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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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