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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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##¶@&*\--. 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 ...--\*@¶¶
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###¶@*\--. \- blood colony .--\*@¶###
###@&*\--. (made with a type of bacteria) .--\*&@###
##¶@&*\--. \- wild flesh .--\*&@¶##
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¶¶&&*---.. (taken from a living human that ..---*&&¶¶
##¶@&*\--. is willing to sell) .--\*&@¶##
##¶@&*\--. \- minerals .--\*&@¶##
##¶@&*\--. \- blood colony two .--\*&@¶##
¶¶@&*--... \- insects ...--*&@¶¶
@*-....... (which are mainly used for their .......-*@
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##¶@&*\--. colonies. there's large vats of the .--\*&@¶##
##¶@&*\--. original culture which is fed blood .--\*&@¶##
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##¶@&*\--. 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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