,-^†$§¶### ###¶§$†^-,
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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. #¶§$†^-,,,
,,-^†$§¶## ##¶§$†^-,,
,-^†$§¶### 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 $†^-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-^† WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. †^-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-^ ^-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-^† HE'S BEEN LUCKY; THE PLACE IS †^-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-^†$ 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. §$†^-,,,,,
,,,,,,-^†$ $†^-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-^† NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES KNOW THIS.) †^-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-^ ^-,,,,,,,,
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,,,,-^†$§¶ ¶§$†^-,,,,
,,,-^†$§¶# 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 $†^-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-^† OR PASTES, SUCH AS: †^-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-^ ^-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-^† ^- PLANT MATTER †^-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-^†$ ^- 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 $†^-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-^† BRAIN, WHICH IS USED TO EXTRACT †^-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-^ RECEPTORS THAT DETECT PHEROMONES) ^-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-^† †^-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-^†$ --- --- $†^-,,,,,,
,,,,,-^†$§ --- --- --- §$†^-,,,,,
,,,,-^†$§¶ --- --- ¶§$†^-,,,,
,,,-^†$§¶# #¶§$†^-,,,
,,-^†$§¶## 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 $†^-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-^† WHICH IN TURN AFFECTS MIKU. †^-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-^ ^-,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-^† THERE IS A LARGE TANK BEHIND THE †^-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,-^†$ FACTORY THAT CONTAINS A VAST NUMBER OF $†^-,,,,,,
,,,,,-^†$§ AUXILLIARY BLOOD COLONIES. MIKU WATCHES §$†^-,,,,,
,,,,-^†$§¶ OVER THESE AS WELL. THEIR PURPOSE IS ¶§$†^-,,,,
,,,-^†$§¶# UNCLEAR. #¶§$†^-,,,
,,-^†$§¶## ##¶§$†^-,,
,-^†$§¶### 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. §$†^-,,,,,
,,,,,,-^†$ $†^-,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,-^ --- --- --- ^-,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,-^†$ $†^-,,,,,,
,,,,,-^†$§ NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND §$†^-,,,,,
,,,,-^†$§¶ THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ¶§$†^-,,,,
,,,-^†$§¶# #¶§$†^-,,,
,,-^†$§¶## ##¶§$†^-,,
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