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.,~*%%¤£## he's not above petty crime, but he ##£¤%%*~,.
......,*%¤ knows that if he puts in a bit of work, ¤%*,......
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.,~*%%¤£## 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 ##£¤%%*~,.
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.,~*%%%%¤# his paws on something worthwhile, it'll #¤%%%%*~,.
.....,*%%¤ be easy to just waltz out. until then, ¤%%*,.....
.,~*%%¤£## keep doing the work... ##£¤%%*~,.
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.,~*%%¤£## coworkers. (in fact the company is ##£¤%%*~,.
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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 ##£¤%%*~,.
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.,~*%%¤£## 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 #¤%%%%*~,.
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.,~*%%¤¤£# *~ 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 ##£¤%%*~,.
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....~***%¤ ingredients have an effect on the blood ¤%***~....
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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 ¤%%~......
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.,~*%%¤£## the factory is surrounded by the blood ##£¤%%*~,.
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..,,,~*%¤# exchange of blood and blood meal. this #¤%*~,,,..
.,~*%%¤£## provides two of the major materials for ##£¤%%*~,.
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