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While America sleeps the infrastructure is being built. The simple answer is they evil powers would not care about a complete network. I would be a burden on the masses to perform commerce at designated areas and get your mark. You don’t have it or you are not at the designated place you are out of luck.
The soviets had no problem running their empire without a fancy network and oppressed millions via fear and segregation. The Bible says it will be done and I don’t doubt it.