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1) and 2) are exactly right.

3) is almost right--these sanger sequencing instruments are already widely available across the country for research use. Here in the Bay Area, I can choose from at least 4 different Sanger sequencing services that will run 10,000 samples at $2/sample in 24 hours. For example, see: https://www.mclab.com/DNA-Sequencing-Services.html