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¨-~†§%&@## ##@&%§†~-¨
¨-~†§%&@## ¨- ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ -¨ ##@&%§†~-¨
¨-~†§%&@## NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. ##@&%§†~-¨
¨¨¨¨¨~††%& ¨- ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ -¨ &%††~¨¨¨¨¨
¨-~†§%&@## ##@&%§†~-¨
¨-~†§%&@## 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.) &§†-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨-~†§%@### ###@%§†~-¨
¨-~~†§§§&& ~~~ ~~~ &&§§§†~~-¨
¨-~†§§§&@# ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ #@&§§§†~-¨
¨-~†§%&@@@ ~~~ ~~~ @@@&%§†~-¨
¨-~†§%&@## ##@&%§†~-¨
¨-~†§%&@## 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. ##@&%§†~-¨
¨-~†§%&@## ##@&%§†~-¨
¨-~†§%&@## ~~~ ~~~ ##@&%§†~-¨
¨¨¨¨-~†§&@ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ @&§†~-¨¨¨¨
¨-~†§%&@## ~~~ ~~~ ##@&%§†~-¨
¨-~†§%&@## ##@&%§†~-¨
¨¨¨¨¨--†%& NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND &%†--¨¨¨¨¨
¨-~†§%&@## THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ##@&%§†~-¨
¨-~†§%&@## ##@&%§†~-¨
¨-~†§%&@## ##@&%§†~-¨
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