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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. &&......&&
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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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