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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.) #@&$$*\»~¨
¨~»\*$&@## ##@&$*\»~¨
¨¨¨»\\*$&& »»» »»» &&$*\\»¨¨¨
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¨~»\*$&@## »»» »»» ##@&$*\»~¨
¨~»\*$&@@# #@@&$*\»~¨
¨~»\$&@### NICK AND MIKU ARE BOTH STATIONED IN ###@&$\»~¨
¨~»\*$&@## EARLY PROCESSING, HOUSED IN A STATE OF ##@&$*\»~¨
¨~»\*$&@## THE ART FACTORY CLOSE TO THE DOCKS. ##@&$*\»~¨
¨~»\*$&@## THEY CREATE THE EARLY BUILDING BLOCKS ##@&$*\»~¨
¨~»\*&@### THAT ARE LATER COMBINED INTO THE MEALS ###@&*\»~¨
¨~»\*$&@## THAT'S SOLD TO CUSTOMERS. ##@&$*\»~¨
¨¨¨¨»**$&@ @&$**»¨¨¨¨
¨~»\*$&@## THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES ##@&$*\»~¨
¨~»\*$## OR PASTES, SUCH AS: ###&$*\»~¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨»*& &*»¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨~»\*$&@## \» PLANT MATTER ##@&$*\»~¨
¨~»\*$&@## \» BLOOD COLONY ##@&$*\»~¨
¨¨¨¨»\$$@# (MADE WITH A TYPE OF BACTERIA) #@$$\»¨¨¨¨
¨~»\*$$&&& \» WILD FLESH &&&$$*\»~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~»\$& (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. &&**\»¨¨¨¨
¨~»\*$&@## ##@&$*\»~¨
¨~»\*$&@## THE FACTORY IS SURROUNDED BY THE BLOOD ##@&$*\»~¨
¨~»*$&@### MEAL FARMS. THERE IS A CONSTANT ###@&$*»~¨
¨~»\*$&@## EXCHANGE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD MEAL. THIS ##@&$*\»~¨
¨~»\*$&@## PROVIDES TWO OF THE MAJOR MATERIALS FOR ##@&$*\»~¨
¨¨¨¨~»***& BOTH THE COLONIES AND MIKU. &***»~¨¨¨¨
¨~»\*$&@@@ @@@&$*\»~¨
¨¨¨¨¨»**$& »»» »»» &$**»¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~~\*&@@ »»» »»» »»» @@&*\~~¨¨¨
¨~»\*$&@## »»» »»» ##@&$*\»~¨
¨~»\*$&@## ##@&$*\»~¨
¨¨¨~»»\$$& NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND &$$\»»~¨¨¨
¨¨¨»»»\$$@ THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. @$$\»»»¨¨¨
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