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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. ¨¨,«;†¤@¶#
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@¤†;«,¨¨¨¨ 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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