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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 @$*=»,....
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.......,»= *      (OR      LEAVE)     CITIES.     * =»,.......
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.....,»=*$ * 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!   * ###@$*=»,.
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...,»=*$@# * LITTLE SOMETHING TO MAKE  THE  GUARD * #@$*=»,...
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