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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. ...&....&&
&&....&... ....&...&.
&&&....&.. 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: ......&...
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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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.&....&... ~~~ ~~~ ....&&&...
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...&....&. ~~~ ~~~ .&....&&&.
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&....&.... Nick Is Uncomfortable Around ...&....&&
&&....&... The "Wild flesh" Vats. ....&...&.
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