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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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#@¶§%^†-,. †- 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. ,-†^%§¶@##
#@¶§%^†-,. .,-†^%§¶@#
##@¶§%^†-, 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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##@¶§%^†-, NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ,-†^%§¶@##
#@¶§%^†-,. THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. .,-†^%§¶@#
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