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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.      % .§§....§..
.....§.§§. %                                      % .§§§....§.
.......§§§ % 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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