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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 ¨,«\§¤&@@#
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@&¤§\«,¨¨¨ 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. ¨,«\§¤&@@#
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@&¤§\«,¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
\«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«\
§\«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨,«\§¤&@
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§\«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ nick is uncomfortable around ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«\§
\«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ the "wild flesh" vats. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«\
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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