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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. ¨¨¨¨¨,**£#
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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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¶¶¶#£%*-,¨ none of the employees know this.) ¨,-*%£#¶¶¶
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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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#@¶#£%*-,¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨,**%#@
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#%%%%--¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨,**%##@
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#@¶#£%*-,¨ 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 ¨¨¨,,-*%#¶
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