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,,,,,,==*§ NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. §*==,,,,,,
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,^^^\\*$§# HE'S NOT ABOVE PETTY CRIME, BUT HE #§$*\\^^^,
,^=\*$$$£# KNOWS THAT IF HE PUTS IN A BIT OF WORK, #£$$$*\=^,
,^=\*$§£## HE WILL FIND MUCH MORE LUCRATIVE ##£§$*\=^,
,^=\*$§£## REWARDS. ##£§$*\=^,
,^=\*$§£## ##£§$*\=^,
,^=\*$§£## AND THUS HE'S CURRENTLY WORKING ##£§$*\=^,
,^=\*$$$§# ALONGSIDE HATSUNE MIKU FOR A COMPANY #§$$$*\=^,
,,,^^\*$££ THAT MAKES SYNTHETIC MEAL REPLACEMENTS. ££$*\^^,,,
,,,,,,==*§ HE'S GOT A VAGUE OUTLINE OF A PLAN, TO §*==,,,,,,
,^=\*$§§§£ SCATTER WITH SOME PRODUCT, OR EVEN £§§§$*\=^,
,^=\*$§£## BETTER, SOME FORMULA? THESE THINGS ARE ##£§$*\=^,
,^=\*$§£## WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. ##£§$*\=^,
,^=\*$§£## ##£§$*\=^,
,^=\*$§£## HE'S BEEN LUCKY; THE PLACE IS ##£§$*\=^,
,^^^^^=*$£ SURPRISINGLY UNGUARDED. ONCE HE'S GOT £$*=^^^^^,
,,,,,==*§£ 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. ##£§$*\=^,
,^=\*$§£## ##£§$*\=^,
,,,,,=*$§# 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 ##£§$*\=^,
,,,,^\\\$§ THAT ARE LATER COMBINED INTO THE MEALS §$\\\^,,,,
,^=\*$§### THAT'S SOLD TO CUSTOMERS. ###§$*\=^,
,,,,,,=*§£ £§*=,,,,,,
,,,,^=*$§§ THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES §§$*=^,,,,
,,,,,,=**§ OR PASTES, SUCH AS: §**=,,,,,,
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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 #££§$*\=^,
,,,,,,,=*§ WHICH IN TURN AFFECTS MIKU. §*=,,,,,,,
,^=\*$§£## ##£§$*\=^,
,^=\*$§£## 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 £$\\=,,,,,
,,,,,,=\$§ UNCLEAR. §$\=,,,,,,
,^=\*$§£## ##£§$*\=^,
,,,,,,=*$£ THE FACTORY IS SURROUNDED BY THE BLOOD £$*=,,,,,,
,^=\*$§£## MEAL FARMS. THERE IS A CONSTANT ##£§$*\=^,
,^=\*$§£## EXCHANGE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD MEAL. THIS ##£§$*\=^,
,,,^^=\$$£ 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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