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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 % $%\~^.....
......^~\% % tens of millions. % %\~^......
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......^~\% such did not give what the sanctioned %\~^......
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....^~\%$@ 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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