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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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