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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, ¨,-=*****@
@@@@$*=-,¨ He Will Find Much More Lucrative ¨,-=*$@@@@
##@@$*=-,¨ Rewards. ¨,-=*$@@##
@@@***=-,¨ ¨,-=***@@@
@@@@$*=-,¨ And Thus He'S Currently Working ¨,-=*$@@@@
@@$=,¨¨¨¨¨ Alongside Hatsune miku For A Company ¨¨¨¨¨,=$@@
@@@@$*=-,¨ That Makes Synthetic Meal Replacements. ¨,-=*$@@@@
@@@$$*=-,¨ He'S Got A Vague Outline Of A Plan, To ¨,-=*$$@@@
@@@@$*=-,¨ Scatter With Some Product, Or Even ¨,-=*$@@@@
@@@$**=-,¨ Better, Some Formula? These Things Are ¨,-=**$@@@
@@@@$*=-,¨ Worth A Lot To A Competitor. ¨,-=*$@@@@
@*=--,¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨,--=*@
@@@@$*=-,¨ He'S Been Lucky; The Place Is ¨,-=*$@@@@
#@@@$*=-,¨ Surprisingly Unguarded. Once He'S Got ¨,-=*$@@@#
#@@@$*=-,¨ His Paws On Something Worthwhile, It'Ll ¨,-=*$@@@#
#@@@$*=-,¨ Be Easy To Just Waltz Out. Until Then, ¨,-=*$@@@#
#@@@$*=-,¨ Keep Doing The Work... ¨,-=*$@@@#
#@@@$*=-,¨ ¨,-=*$@@@#
@$**=--,¨¨ Come To Think Of It, The Place Is ¨¨,--=**$@
@**=-¨¨¨¨¨ Almost Eerily Empty. There Are Few ¨¨¨¨¨-=**@
@@@@$*=-,¨ Coworkers. (In Fact The Company Is ¨,-=*$@@@@
##@@$*=-,¨ Ai-Run And Only A Few Key Roles Are ¨,-=*$@@##
##@@@$*-,¨ Filled By Actual People. ¨,-*$@@@##
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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 ¨,-=***@@@
##@@$*=-,¨ That'S Sold To Customers. ¨,-=*$@@##
#@@@$*=-,¨ ¨,-=*$@@@#
##@@$*=-,¨ The Bases Are Mostly Sludges ¨,-=*$@@##
#@@@$*=-,¨ Or Pastes, Such As: ¨,-=*$@@@#
##@@$*=-,¨ ¨,-=*$@@##
@@@@$*=-,¨ =- Plant Matter ¨,-=*$@@@@
@*-,¨¨¨¨¨¨ =- 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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@$=--,¨¨¨¨ --- --- ¨¨¨¨,--=$@
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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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@$===-¨¨¨¨ --- --- ¨¨¨¨-===$@
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#@@@$*=-,¨ ¨,-=*$@@@#
#@@@$*=-,¨ Nick Is Uncomfortable Around ¨,-=*$@@@#
#@@@$*=-,¨ The "Wild flesh" Vats. ¨,-=*$@@@#
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