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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.      † ..^-/†%¤@#
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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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