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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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