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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... #§§::.,,,,
,,,,«:§&@# #@&§:«,,,,
,,,...«:&@ 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. @#&&§::«.,
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,.«:§&#@## 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. #@#§:.,,,,
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,.«:§&#@## NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ##@#&§:«.,
,.«:::&### THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ###&:::«.,
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