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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 ¨¨¨¨¨:«†^%
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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 ¨¨¨¨:«†^%#
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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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