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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 ,,,,,,,,,.
~.,,,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,,,.~
.,,,,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,.~=†
$†=~.,,,,, PROVIDES TWO OF THE MAJOR MATERIALS FOR ,,,,,.~=†$
£$†=~.,,,, BOTH THE COLONIES AND MIKU. ,,,,.~=†$£
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£$†=~.,,,, NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ,,,,.~=†$£
$†=~.,,,,, THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ,,,,,.~=†$
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