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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 ¨,»;=%%%#@
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@%%=»»»¨¨¨ that's sold to customers. ¨¨¨»»»=%%@
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##@#%=;»,¨ the bases are mostly sludges ¨,»;=%#@##
##@#%=;»,¨ or pastes, such as: ¨,»;=%#@##
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##@#%=;»,¨ ;» wild flesh ¨,»;=%#@##
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##@#%=;»,¨ ;» organs ¨,»;=%#@##
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###@%=;»,¨ is willing to sell) ¨,»;=%@###
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##@#%=;»,¨ ;» insects ¨,»;=%#@##
##@#%=;»,¨ (which are mainly used for their ¨,»;=%#@##
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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 ¨,»;=%#@##
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@%==»¨¨¨¨¨ exchange of blood and blood meal. this ¨¨¨¨¨»==%@
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