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=\«~...... 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 ...~«\=%@#
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%=\«~..... His Paws On Something Worthwhile, It'Ll .....~«\=%
=\«~...... Be Easy To Just Waltz Out. Until Then, ......~«\=
\«~....... Keep Doing The Work... .......~«\
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\«~....... (Free Roaming Animals) .......~«\
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\«~....... (Taken From A Living Human That .......~«\
=\«~...... Is Willing To Sell) ......~«\=
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#@%=\«~... Some Processing Chemicals. All These ...~«\=%@#
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@%=\«~.... 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 .......~«\
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