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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... ,,,,@,@@,,
,@@@@@@@,, ,,,,@@@,@,
,@,,,,,,@, 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. ,,,,@@@,@,
@,@@,@,@,, @,,,@,,@@@
,@@,@@@@@, 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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