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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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