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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. ...,«^§@&@
&@§^«,.... ....,«^§@&
@&@§^«,... 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. ....,«^§@&
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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 ...,«^§@&@
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