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¨:»†§$§@## knows that if he puts in a bit of work, ##@§$§†»:¨
¨:»†§$§@## he will find much more lucrative ##@§$§†»:¨
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¨:»†§$§@## alongside hatsune miku for a company ##@§$§†»:¨
¨¨::»»†§§@ 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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¨:»†§$§@## he's been lucky; the place is ##@§$§†»:¨
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¨:»†§$§@## early processing, housed in a state of ##@§$§†»:¨
¨:»†§$§@## the art factory close to the docks. ##@§$§†»:¨
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¨:»†§$§@## miku is in charge of the blood ##@§$§†»:¨
¨¨¨¨¨»»†§§ colonies. there's large vats of the §§†»»¨¨¨¨¨
¨:»†§$§@## original culture which is fed blood ##@§$§†»:¨
¨:»†§$§@## meal, bone meal, what doesn't qualify ##@§$§†»:¨
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¨¨¨:»§§§§@ some processing chemicals. all these @§§§§»:¨¨¨
¨:»†§$§@## ingredients have an effect on the blood ##@§$§†»:¨
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¨:»†§$§@## factory that contains a vast number of ##@§$§†»:¨
¨:»†§$§### auxilliary blood colonies. miku watches ###§$§†»:¨
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