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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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