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@@¶¤@†^«~. .~«^†@¤¶@@
¶¤†«~~.... ....~~«†¤¶
¤¤¤@††^«~. .~ ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ~. .~«^††@¤¤¤
#@¶¤@†^«~. NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. .~«^†@¤¶@#
¶¤¤†««.... .~ ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ~. ....««†¤¤¶
@¶@†††^«~. .~«^†††@¶@
@@¶¤@†^«~. 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... .~«^†@¤¶##
¶@@^~..... .....~^@@¶
#@¶¤@†^«~. 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.) .~«^†@¤¶@#
#@¶¤@†^«~. .~«^†@¤¶@#
¶¶¶¤@†^«~. ««« ««« .~«^†@¤¶¶¶
¶¤¤†««.... ««« ««« ««« ....««†¤¤¶
@@¶¤@†^«~. ««« ««« .~«^†@¤¶@@
@@¶¤@†^«~. .~«^†@¤¶@@
@@¶¤@†^«~. 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: .~«^†††@¶¶
#@¶¤@†^«~. .~«^†@¤¶@#
@¤@^^~.... ^« 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) .~«^†††††¤
¶¶¤†^~.... ....~^†¤¶¶
#@¶¤@†^«~. ««« ««« .~«^†@¤¶@#
¶¤@†^~.... ««« ««« ««« ....~^†@¤¶
##@¶¤@†«~. ««« ««« .~«†@¤¶@##
##@¤@†^«~. .~«^†@¤@##
¤@@^^«.... 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. .....«††¤@
#@¶¤@†^«~. .~«^†@¤¶@#
¶¤@†^««~.. ««« ««« ..~««^†@¤¶
@@¶¤@†^«~. ««« ««« ««« .~«^†@¤¶@@
¶@†«...... ««« ««« ......«†@¶
#@¶¤@†^«~. .~«^†@¤¶@#
@@¶¤@†^«~. NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND .~«^†@¤¶@@
¶@^«...... THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ......«^@¶
#@¶¤@†^«~. .~«^†@¤¶@#
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