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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.                 ##,,#,#,,#
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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.       ,,,,#####,
,,,,,#,##,                                          #,,,#,,,,#
#,,,,###,#      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.         ###,,#,,#,
,,,#,#,#,#                                          #,,#,##,##
#,,#######       THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES       ##,###,##,
##,#,,,,,,           OR PASTES, SUCH AS:            #,##,,##,#
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#,,,#,###,  ;= WILD FLESH                           #,,,,#,,,#
,#,,###,,#        (FREE ROAMING ANIMALS)            ##,,,##,,#
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,,,###,###        (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.        #,###,,,##
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#,####,#,,     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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