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¨¨¨««**%¤# HE WILL FIND MUCH MORE LUCRATIVE #¤%**««¨¨¨
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¨,«;*%¤£## ALONGSIDE HATSUNE MIKU FOR A COMPANY ##£¤%*;«,¨
¨¨¨,«;%%¤¤ THAT MAKES SYNTHETIC MEAL REPLACEMENTS. ¤¤%%;«,¨¨¨
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¨,«;*¤£### SCATTER WITH SOME PRODUCT, OR EVEN ###£¤*;«,¨
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¨,«;*%¤£## WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. ##£¤%*;«,¨
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¨,«;*¤£### HE'S BEEN LUCKY; THE PLACE IS ###£¤*;«,¨
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¨,«;*%¤£## HIS PAWS ON SOMETHING WORTHWHILE, IT'LL ##£¤%*;«,¨
¨,«;*%¤£## BE EASY TO JUST WALTZ OUT. UNTIL THEN, ##£¤%*;«,¨
¨,«;;**%¤# KEEP DOING THE WORK... #¤%**;;«,¨
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¨,«;*%¤£## AI-RUN AND ONLY A FEW KEY ROLES ARE ##£¤%*;«,¨
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¨,«;*%¤£## THAT ARE LATER COMBINED INTO THE MEALS ##£¤%*;«,¨
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¨¨¨¨,,«;*¤ IS WILLING TO SELL) ¤*;«,,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«*¤ ORIGINAL CULTURE WHICH IS FED BLOOD ¤*«¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,«;*%£### MEAL, BONE MEAL, WHAT DOESN'T QUALIFY ###£%*;«,¨
¨,«;*%¤¤£# TO GO IN THE "WILD FLESH" PASTE, AND #£¤¤%*;«,¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,;*¤ 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 ##£¤%*;«,¨
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¨,«;*%¤£## THE FACTORY IS SURROUNDED BY THE BLOOD ##£¤%*;«,¨
¨¨¨¨,,;%%¤ MEAL FARMS. THERE IS A CONSTANT ¤%%;,,¨¨¨¨
¨,«;*%%%¤¤ EXCHANGE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD MEAL. THIS ¤¤%%%*;«,¨
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