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¶§$§/«:... nick wilde is a red fox and a conman. ...:«/§$§¶
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¶§$§/«:... knows that if he puts in a bit of work, ...:«/§$§¶
§$§/«:.... he will find much more lucrative ....:«/§$§
¶§$§/«:... rewards. ...:«/§$§¶
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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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¶§$§/«:... nick and miku are both stationed in ...:«/§$§¶
§$§/«:.... early processing, housed in a state of ....:«/§$§
¶§$§/«:... the art factory close to the docks. ...:«/§$§¶
@¶§$§/«:.. they create the early building blocks ..:«/§$§¶@
#@¶§$§/«:. that are later combined into the meals .:«/§$§¶@#
@¶§$§/«:.. that's sold to customers. ..:«/§$§¶@
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#@¶§$§/«:. /« plant matter .:«/§$§¶@#
@¶§$§/«:.. /« blood colony ..:«/§$§¶@
¶§$§/«:... (made with a type of bacteria) ...:«/§$§¶
§$§/«:.... /« wild flesh ....:«/§$§
¶§$§/«:... (free roaming animals) ...:«/§$§¶
@¶§$§/«:.. /« organs ..:«/§$§¶@
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¶§$§/«:... /« minerals ...:«/§$§¶
§$§/«:.... /« blood colony two ....:«/§$§
¶§$§/«:... /« insects ...:«/§$§¶
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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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¶§$§/«:... there is a large tank behind the ...:«/§$§¶
@¶§$§/«:.. factory that contains a vast number of ..:«/§$§¶@
#@¶§$§/«:. auxilliary blood colonies. miku watches .:«/§$§¶@#
@¶§$§/«:.. over these as well. their purpose is ..:«/§$§¶@
¶§$§/«:... unclear. ...:«/§$§¶
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¶§$§/«:... the factory is surrounded by the blood ...:«/§$§¶
@¶§$§/«:.. meal farms. there is a constant ..:«/§$§¶@
#@¶§$§/«:. exchange of blood and blood meal. this .:«/§$§¶@#
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