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,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨,«^^§
^^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^^
^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ««« ««« ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ««« ««« ««« ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ««« ««« ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^
^^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^^
§^^«,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,«^^§
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