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¨,«=%*&£## KNOWS THAT IF HE PUTS IN A BIT OF WORK, ##£&*%=«,¨
¨,«=%*&£## HE WILL FIND MUCH MORE LUCRATIVE ##£&*%=«,¨
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¨,«=%*&£## 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 ###£&*%=,¨
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¨,«=%*&£## WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. ##£&*%=«,¨
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¨,«=%*&£## SURPRISINGLY UNGUARDED. ONCE HE'S GOT ##£&*%=«,¨
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¨,«=%*&### 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 £&&%%==«,¨
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¨,«=%*&£## 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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¨,«=%*&£## =« ORGANS ##£&*%=«,¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨«=*& RECEPTORS THAT DETECT PHEROMONES) &*=«¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,«=%*&£## 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. ##£&*%=«,¨
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¨,«=%*&£## EXCHANGE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD MEAL. THIS ##£&*%=«,¨
¨¨¨,=%*&&£ PROVIDES TWO OF THE MAJOR MATERIALS FOR £&&*%=,¨¨¨
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