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@£§$==~:,, ALONGSIDE HATSUNE MIKU FOR A COMPANY ,,:~==$§£@
#@£§$==~:, THAT MAKES SYNTHETIC MEAL REPLACEMENTS. ,:~==$§£@#
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£§$==~:,,, SCATTER WITH SOME PRODUCT, OR EVEN ,,,:~==$§£
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£§$==~:,,, HE'S BEEN LUCKY; THE PLACE IS ,,,:~==$§£
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£§$==~:,,, KEEP DOING THE WORK... ,,,:~==$§£
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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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#@£§$==~:, NICK AND MIKU ARE BOTH STATIONED IN ,:~==$§£@#
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£§$==~:,,, THE ART FACTORY CLOSE TO THE DOCKS. ,,,:~==$§£
@£§$==~:,, THEY CREATE THE EARLY BUILDING BLOCKS ,,:~==$§£@
#@£§$==~:, THAT ARE LATER COMBINED INTO THE MEALS ,:~==$§£@#
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£§$==~:,,, =~ MINERALS ,,,:~==$§£
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#@£§$==~:, =~ INSECTS ,:~==$§£@#
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£§$==~:,,, COLONIES. THERE'S LARGE VATS OF THE ,,,:~==$§£
@£§$==~:,, ORIGINAL CULTURE WHICH IS FED BLOOD ,,:~==$§£@
#@£§$==~:, MEAL, BONE MEAL, WHAT DOESN'T QUALIFY ,:~==$§£@#
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£§$==~:,,, SOME PROCESSING CHEMICALS. ALL THESE ,,,:~==$§£
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#@£§$==~:, WHICH IN TURN AFFECTS MIKU. ,:~==$§£@#
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£§$==~:,,, THERE IS A LARGE TANK BEHIND THE ,,,:~==$§£
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#@£§$==~:, AUXILLIARY BLOOD COLONIES. MIKU WATCHES ,:~==$§£@#
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#@£§$==~:, THE FACTORY IS SURROUNDED BY THE BLOOD ,:~==$§£@#
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£§$==~:,,, EXCHANGE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD MEAL. THIS ,,,:~==$§£
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