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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.) £§;;-,,,,,
,^-;%§£¶@# #@¶£§%;-^,
,^-;%§£¶@# --- --- #@¶£§%;-^,
,^-;%§££¶¶ --- --- --- ¶¶££§%;-^,
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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: @¶§§%;;-^,
,^-;%§£¶@@ @@¶£§%;-^,
,^-;%§£¶@# ;- 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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