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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... ......:«†*
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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. ..:«†*%¤##
#¤%*†«:... ...:«†*%¤#
¤%*†«:.... 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: ......:«†*
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*†«:...... †« 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) .....:«†*%
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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. ....:«†*%¤
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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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###¤%*†«:. ««« ««« ««« .:«†*%¤###
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#¤%*†«:... ...:«†*%¤#
¤%*†«:.... NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ....:«†*%¤
%*†«:..... THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. .....:«†*%
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