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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... .....,~;^&
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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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¶&&^;~,... ;~ 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. ...,~;^&&¶
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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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