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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 ......####
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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, #.#.###.##
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##..#.#... come to think of it, the place is ..#####.#.
.#.####... almost eerily empty. there are few .#....####
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...####.#. original culture which is fed blood ........##
..#...#### meal, bone meal, what doesn't qualify .......#.#
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