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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... .,-:§&§¶@#
§&:-,,.... ....,,-:&§
#@¶§&§:-,. 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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@@¶§&§:-,. 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: .,:§&§¶@##
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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 .,-:§&§¶@#
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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. ....,,:§§§
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@@¶§&§:-,. 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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