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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 $†«,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,«† THAT MAKES SYNTHETIC MEAL REPLACEMENTS. †«,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,« HE'S GOT A VAGUE OUTLINE OF A PLAN, TO «,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, SCATTER WITH SOME PRODUCT, OR EVEN ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,« BETTER, SOME FORMULA? THESE THINGS ARE «,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,«† WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. †«,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,«†$* 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 $†«,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,«† OR PASTES, SUCH AS: †«,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, †« PLANT MATTER ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,« †« BLOOD COLONY «,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,«† (MADE WITH A TYPE OF BACTERIA) †«,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,«†$ †« 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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