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#@@&¤*:»-. Knows That If He Puts In A Bit Of Work, .-»:*¤&@@#
#@@&¤*:»-. He Will Find Much More Lucrative .-»:*¤&@@#
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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 .-»:*¤&@@@
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##@&¤*:»-. Worth A Lot To A Competitor. .-»:*¤&@##
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&&&&¤*:»-. He'S Been Lucky; The Place Is .-»:*¤&&&&
#@@&¤*:»-. Surprisingly Unguarded. Once He'S Got .-»:*¤&@@#
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@¤¤¤¤*:»-. Be Easy To Just Waltz Out. Until Then, .-»:*¤¤¤¤@
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#@@&¤*:»-. Almost Eerily Empty. There Are Few .-»:*¤&@@#
#@@&¤*:»-. Coworkers. (In Fact The Company Is .-»:*¤&@@#
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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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@¤:»»..... :» Plant Matter .....»»:¤@
@¤*:-..... :» Blood Colony .....-:*¤@
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&&*::-.... :» Wild Flesh ....-::*&&
&*:»--.... (Free Roaming Animals) ....--»:*&
#@@&¤*:»-. :» Organs .-»:*¤&@@#
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##@@¤*:»-. :» Minerals .-»:*¤@@##
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@&¤¤¤*:»-. 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 ....---:¤@
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#@@&¤*:»-. 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 .-»:*¤&@@#
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@@@&¤*:»-. Both The Colonies And Miku. .-»:*¤&@@@
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