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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. ,^«=§%@@##
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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 ,,,,^«§@@#
@§=^,,,,,, SCATTER WITH SOME PRODUCT, OR EVEN ,,,,,,^=§@
#@@§=««,,, BETTER, SOME FORMULA? THESE THINGS ARE ,,,««=§@@#
@§«,,,,,,, WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. ,,,,,,,«§@
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#@@%§§=«^, 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. ,^«=§%@###
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#%=^,,,,,, 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 ,^«=§%####
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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. ,,,^^=%%@@
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###@%§=«^, 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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