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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 @.@..@.@.@
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.@.@@..@.@ 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. @.@.@@.@.@
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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 @.@..@.@.@
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.@..@.@@.@ NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND @.@.@@.@.@
.@.@@..@.@ THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. @.@..@.@.@
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