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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... ###§§^=«,.
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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 ##§§^=«,..
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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 ###§§^=«,.
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.,«=^§§### BRAIN, WHICH IS USED TO EXTRACT ###§§^=«,.
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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 ###§§^=«,.
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.,«=^§§### BOTH THE COLONIES AND MIKU. ###§§^=«,.
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.,«=^§§### NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ###§§^=«,.
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