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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. ,,,,,^=†@@
@@@†=^,,,, ,,,,^=†@@@
@@@@†=^,,, 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. ,,,^=†@@@@
@@@†=^,,,, ,,,,^=†@@@
@@†=^,,,,, 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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