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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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#@¶£@=»:.. 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 ....:»=@£¶
@¶£@=»:... that's sold to customers. ...:»=@£¶@
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##@¶£@=»:. the bases are mostly sludges .:»=@£¶@##
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¶£@=»:.... =» plant matter ....:»=@£¶
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#@¶£@=»:.. (made with a type of bacteria) ..:»=@£¶@#
##@¶£@=»:. =» wild flesh .:»=@£¶@##
#@¶£@=»:.. (free roaming animals) ..:»=@£¶@#
@¶£@=»:... =» organs ...:»=@£¶@
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@¶£@=»:... is willing to sell) ...:»=@£¶@
#@¶£@=»:.. =» minerals ..:»=@£¶@#
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#@¶£@=»:.. =» insects ..:»=@£¶@#
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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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