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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. ....=;*§#@
#@#§*;=... ...=;*§#@#
##@#§*;=.. 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. ...=;*§#@#
@#§*;=.... ....=;*§#@
#§*;=..... 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. ....=;*§#@
#§*;=..... .....=;*§#
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@#§*;=.... nick is uncomfortable around ....=;*§#@
#§*;=..... the "wild flesh" vats. .....=;*§#
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