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¨¨¨¨¨^«†§§ ¨^ ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ^¨ §§†«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^«†§ NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. §†«^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«† ¨^ ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ^¨ †«^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^« «^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ 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.) «^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ««« ««« ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ««« ««« ««« ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ««« ««« ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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) ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ««« ««« ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ««« ««« ««« ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ««« ««« ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. @§§†«^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^«†§§ §§†«^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^«†§ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ««« ««« ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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