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,,,-~*†£&@ @&£†*~-,,,
,,-~*†£&@# ,- ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ -, #@&£†*~-,,
,-~*†£&@## NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. ##@&£†*~-,
,,-~*†£&@# ,- ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ -, #@&£†*~-,,
,,,-~*†£&@ @&£†*~-,,,
,,,,-~*†£& 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. £†*~-,,,,,
,,,,-~*†£& &£†*~-,,,,
,,,-~*†£&@ 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. £†*~-,,,,,
,,,,,,-~*† †*~-,,,,,,
,,,,,-~*†£ 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... ##@&£†*~-,
,,-~*†£&@# #@&£†*~-,,
,,,-~*†£&@ 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. £†*~-,,,,,
,,,,-~*†£& &£†*~-,,,,
,,,-~*†£&@ NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES KNOW THIS.) @&£†*~-,,,
,,-~*†£&@# #@&£†*~-,,
,-~*†£&@## ~~~ ~~~ ##@&£†*~-,
,,-~*†£&@# ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ #@&£†*~-,,
,,,-~*†£&@ ~~~ ~~~ @&£†*~-,,,
,,,,-~*†£& &£†*~-,,,,
,,,,,-~*†£ 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. #@&£†*~-,,
,-~*†£&@## ##@&£†*~-,
,,-~*†£&@# THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES #@&£†*~-,,
,,,-~*†£&@ OR PASTES, SUCH AS: @&£†*~-,,,
,,,,-~*†£& &£†*~-,,,,
,,,,,-~*†£ *~ 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) &£†*~-,,,,
,,,-~*†£&@ @&£†*~-,,,
,,-~*†£&@# ~~~ ~~~ #@&£†*~-,,
,-~*†£&@## ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ##@&£†*~-,
,,-~*†£&@# ~~~ ~~~ #@&£†*~-,,
,,,-~*†£&@ @&£†*~-,,,
,,,,-~*†£& 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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