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....:«*$%# NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. #%$*«:....
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....:«*$%# KNOWS THAT IF HE PUTS IN A BIT OF WORK, #%$*«:....
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...:«*$%## ALONGSIDE HATSUNE MIKU FOR A COMPANY ##%$*«:...
....:«*$%# THAT MAKES SYNTHETIC MEAL REPLACEMENTS. #%$*«:....
.....:«*$% HE'S GOT A VAGUE OUTLINE OF A PLAN, TO %$*«:.....
......:«*$ 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 ###%$*«:..
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.....:«*$% ALMOST EERILY EMPTY. THERE ARE FEW %$*«:.....
....:«*$%# COWORKERS. (IN FACT THE COMPANY IS #%$*«:....
...:«*$%## AI-RUN AND ONLY A FEW KEY ROLES ARE ##%$*«:...
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...:«*$%## EARLY PROCESSING, HOUSED IN A STATE OF ##%$*«:...
..:«*$%### THE ART FACTORY CLOSE TO THE DOCKS. ###%$*«:..
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..:«*$%### THAT ARE LATER COMBINED INTO THE MEALS ###%$*«:..
...:«*$%## THAT'S SOLD TO CUSTOMERS. ##%$*«:...
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....:«*$%# COLONIES. THERE'S LARGE VATS OF THE #%$*«:....
...:«*$%## ORIGINAL CULTURE WHICH IS FED BLOOD ##%$*«:...
..:«*$%### MEAL, BONE MEAL, WHAT DOESN'T QUALIFY ###%$*«:..
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..:«*$%### SOME PROCESSING CHEMICALS. ALL THESE ###%$*«:..
...:«*$%## INGREDIENTS HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE BLOOD ##%$*«:...
....:«*$%# WHICH IN TURN AFFECTS MIKU. #%$*«:....
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.....:«*$% FACTORY THAT CONTAINS A VAST NUMBER OF %$*«:.....
....:«*$%# AUXILLIARY BLOOD COLONIES. MIKU WATCHES #%$*«:....
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....:«*$%# EXCHANGE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD MEAL. THIS #%$*«:....
.....:«*$% PROVIDES TWO OF THE MAJOR MATERIALS FOR %$*«:.....
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