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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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##@&$†^~~, AND THUS HE'S CURRENTLY WORKING ,~~^†$&@##
#@&$†^~~,, ALONGSIDE HATSUNE MIKU FOR A COMPANY ,,~~^†$&@#
##@&$†^~~, THAT MAKES SYNTHETIC MEAL REPLACEMENTS. ,~~^†$&@##
#@&$†^~~,, HE'S GOT A VAGUE OUTLINE OF A PLAN, TO ,,~~^†$&@#
##@&$†^~~, SCATTER WITH SOME PRODUCT, OR EVEN ,~~^†$&@##
#@&$†^~~,, BETTER, SOME FORMULA? THESE THINGS ARE ,,~~^†$&@#
##@&$†^~~, WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. ,~~^†$&@##
#@&$†^~~,, ,,~~^†$&@#
##@&$†^~~, HE'S BEEN LUCKY; THE PLACE IS ,~~^†$&@##
#@&$†^~~,, SURPRISINGLY UNGUARDED. ONCE HE'S GOT ,,~~^†$&@#
##@&$†^~~, HIS PAWS ON SOMETHING WORTHWHILE, IT'LL ,~~^†$&@##
#@&$†^~~,, BE EASY TO JUST WALTZ OUT. UNTIL THEN, ,,~~^†$&@#
##@&$†^~~, KEEP DOING THE WORK... ,~~^†$&@##
#@&$†^~~,, ,,~~^†$&@#
##@&$†^~~, COME TO THINK OF IT, THE PLACE IS ,~~^†$&@##
#@&$†^~~,, ALMOST EERILY EMPTY. THERE ARE FEW ,,~~^†$&@#
##@&$†^~~, COWORKERS. (IN FACT THE COMPANY IS ,~~^†$&@##
#@&$†^~~,, AI-RUN AND ONLY A FEW KEY ROLES ARE ,,~~^†$&@#
##@&$†^~~, FILLED BY ACTUAL PEOPLE. ,~~^†$&@##
#@&$†^~~,, ,,~~^†$&@#
##@&$†^~~, NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES KNOW THIS.) ,~~^†$&@##
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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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#@&$†^~~,, MIKU IS IN CHARGE OF THE BLOOD ,,~~^†$&@#
##@&$†^~~, COLONIES. THERE'S LARGE VATS OF THE ,~~^†$&@##
#@&$†^~~,, ORIGINAL CULTURE WHICH IS FED BLOOD ,,~~^†$&@#
##@&$†^~~, MEAL, BONE MEAL, WHAT DOESN'T QUALIFY ,~~^†$&@##
#@&$†^~~,, TO GO IN THE "WILD FLESH" PASTE, AND ,,~~^†$&@#
##@&$†^~~, SOME PROCESSING CHEMICALS. ALL THESE ,~~^†$&@##
#@&$†^~~,, INGREDIENTS HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE BLOOD ,,~~^†$&@#
##@&$†^~~, WHICH IN TURN AFFECTS MIKU. ,~~^†$&@##
#@&$†^~~,, ,,~~^†$&@#
##@&$†^~~, THERE IS A LARGE TANK BEHIND THE ,~~^†$&@##
#@&$†^~~,, FACTORY THAT CONTAINS A VAST NUMBER OF ,,~~^†$&@#
##@&$†^~~, AUXILLIARY BLOOD COLONIES. MIKU WATCHES ,~~^†$&@##
#@&$†^~~,, OVER THESE AS WELL. THEIR PURPOSE IS ,,~~^†$&@#
##@&$†^~~, UNCLEAR. ,~~^†$&@##
#@&$†^~~,, ,,~~^†$&@#
##@&$†^~~, THE FACTORY IS SURROUNDED BY THE BLOOD ,~~^†$&@##
#@&$†^~~,, MEAL FARMS. THERE IS A CONSTANT ,,~~^†$&@#
##@&$†^~~, EXCHANGE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD MEAL. THIS ,~~^†$&@##
#@&$†^~~,, PROVIDES TWO OF THE MAJOR MATERIALS FOR ,,~~^†$&@#
##@&$†^~~, BOTH THE COLONIES AND MIKU. ,~~^†$&@##
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##@&$†^~~, NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ,~~^†$&@##
#@&$†^~~,, THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ,,~~^†$&@#
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