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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. ,,-~^†&#@#
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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 ,,,,,-~^†&
†^~-,,,,,, 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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#&†^~-,,,, NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ,,,,-~^†&#
&†^~-,,,,, THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ,,,,,-~^†&
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