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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.     * :~^.......
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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  * @§§*:~^...
....^~:*§§ *     LOOK    THE    OTHER    WAY.     * §§*:~^....
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........^~   BUT THE SCANNER SHOWED GREEN, SO...    ~^........
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