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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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..:«=*§¤¶# 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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