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.......... NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. ..........
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.......... HE'S NOT ABOVE PETTY CRIME, BUT HE ..........
.........- KNOWS THAT IF HE PUTS IN A BIT OF WORK, -.........
........-= HE WILL FIND MUCH MORE LUCRATIVE =-........
.......-== REWARDS. ==-.......
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.....-==§% AND THUS HE'S CURRENTLY WORKING %§==-.....
....-==§%¶ ALONGSIDE HATSUNE MIKU FOR A COMPANY ¶%§==-....
...-==§%¶# THAT MAKES SYNTHETIC MEAL REPLACEMENTS. #¶%§==-...
..-==§%¶## HE'S GOT A VAGUE OUTLINE OF A PLAN, TO ##¶%§==-..
.-==§%¶### SCATTER WITH SOME PRODUCT, OR EVEN ###¶%§==-.
..-==§%¶## BETTER, SOME FORMULA? THESE THINGS ARE ##¶%§==-..
...-==§%¶# WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. #¶%§==-...
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.....-==§% HE'S BEEN LUCKY; THE PLACE IS %§==-.....
......-==§ SURPRISINGLY UNGUARDED. ONCE HE'S GOT §==-......
.......-== HIS PAWS ON SOMETHING WORTHWHILE, IT'LL ==-.......
........-= BE EASY TO JUST WALTZ OUT. UNTIL THEN, =-........
.........- KEEP DOING THE WORK... -.........
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.......... COME TO THINK OF IT, THE PLACE IS ..........
.......... ALMOST EERILY EMPTY. THERE ARE FEW ..........
.......... COWORKERS. (IN FACT THE COMPANY IS ..........
.......... AI-RUN AND ONLY A FEW KEY ROLES ARE ..........
.......... FILLED BY ACTUAL PEOPLE. ..........
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.........- NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES KNOW THIS.) -.........
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...-==§%¶# NICK AND MIKU ARE BOTH STATIONED IN #¶%§==-...
..-==§%¶## EARLY PROCESSING, HOUSED IN A STATE OF ##¶%§==-..
.-==§%¶### THE ART FACTORY CLOSE TO THE DOCKS. ###¶%§==-.
..-==§%¶## THEY CREATE THE EARLY BUILDING BLOCKS ##¶%§==-..
...-==§%¶# THAT ARE LATER COMBINED INTO THE MEALS #¶%§==-...
....-==§%¶ THAT'S SOLD TO CUSTOMERS. ¶%§==-....
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......-==§ THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES §==-......
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.........- == PLANT MATTER -.........
.......... == BLOOD COLONY ..........
.......... (MADE WITH A TYPE OF BACTERIA) ..........
.......... == WILD FLESH ..........
.......... (FREE ROAMING ANIMALS) ..........
.......... == ORGANS ..........
.......... (TAKEN FROM A LIVING HUMAN THAT ..........
.......... IS WILLING TO SELL) ..........
.........- == MINERALS -.........
........-= == BLOOD COLONY TWO =-........
.......-== == INSECTS ==-.......
......-==§ (WHICH ARE MAINLY USED FOR THEIR §==-......
.....-==§% BRAIN, WHICH IS USED TO EXTRACT %§==-.....
....-==§%¶ RECEPTORS THAT DETECT PHEROMONES) ¶%§==-....
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....-==§%¶ MIKU IS IN CHARGE OF THE BLOOD ¶%§==-....
.....-==§% COLONIES. THERE'S LARGE VATS OF THE %§==-.....
......-==§ ORIGINAL CULTURE WHICH IS FED BLOOD §==-......
.......-== MEAL, BONE MEAL, WHAT DOESN'T QUALIFY ==-.......
........-= TO GO IN THE "WILD FLESH" PASTE, AND =-........
.........- SOME PROCESSING CHEMICALS. ALL THESE -.........
.......... INGREDIENTS HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE BLOOD ..........
.......... WHICH IN TURN AFFECTS MIKU. ..........
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.......... THERE IS A LARGE TANK BEHIND THE ..........
.......... FACTORY THAT CONTAINS A VAST NUMBER OF ..........
.......... AUXILLIARY BLOOD COLONIES. MIKU WATCHES ..........
.......... OVER THESE AS WELL. THEIR PURPOSE IS ..........
.........- UNCLEAR. -.........
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.......-== THE FACTORY IS SURROUNDED BY THE BLOOD ==-.......
......-==§ MEAL FARMS. THERE IS A CONSTANT §==-......
.....-==§% EXCHANGE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD MEAL. THIS %§==-.....
....-==§%¶ PROVIDES TWO OF THE MAJOR MATERIALS FOR ¶%§==-....
...-==§%¶# BOTH THE COLONIES AND MIKU. #¶%§==-...
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.....-==§% NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND %§==-.....
......-==§ THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. §==-......
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