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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. ......,«/=
/«,....... .......,«/
«,........ 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. ...,«/=*@#
@*=/«,.... ....,«/=*@
*=/«,..... 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) .......,«/
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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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