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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. ££%--,,,,,
,,-^%§£@@# #@@£§%^-,,
,,-^%§£@@@ 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. ##@£§%^-,,
,,,,,,-%%£ £%%-,,,,,,
,,,,,,--%£ THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES £%--,,,,,,
,,,,,-^^§@ OR PASTES, SUCH AS: @§^^-,,,,,
,,-^%§£@## ##@£§%^-,,
,,-^%§£@@@ ^- 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. ##@@§%^-,,
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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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