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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 $†*~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^~*† BETTER, SOME FORMULA? THESE THINGS ARE †*~^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~* WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. *~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^~*†$ 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.) $†*~^¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨^~*†$¤# 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 ¤$†*~^¨¨¨¨
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¨^~*†$¤### *~ 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. #¤$†*~^¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^~*†$ 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 $†*~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~*†$¤ THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ¤$†*~^¨¨¨¨
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