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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...          ##,###,##,
,,#,,,#,##                                          ,##,,##,##
,##,,###,,     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                               ,#,#,#,#,#
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,#,####,,,        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   ####,#,,#,
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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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