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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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#§@^†~-,,, 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. ,-~†^@§###
##§@^†~-,, ,,-~†^@§##
#§@^†~-,,, 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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