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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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