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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, .,,==;;;@¶
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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 .,=;%@¤¶@#
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¤@;==..... HIS PAWS ON SOMETHING WORTHWHILE, IT'LL .....==;@¤
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#@¶¤@%;=,. 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 ....,=%¤¤@
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#@¶¤@%;=,. 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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#@¶¤@%;=,. ;= PLANT MATTER .,=;%@¤¶@#
@¶¤%;;;=,. ;= BLOOD COLONY .,=;;;%¤¶@
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#@¶¤@%;=,. ;= WILD FLESH .,=;%@¤¶@#
#@¶¤@%;=,. (FREE ROAMING ANIMALS) .,=;%@¤¶@#
#@¶¤@%;=,. ;= ORGANS .,=;%@¤¶@#
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@¶@;=..... ;= MINERALS .....=;@¶@
@¤¤@%;;=,. ;= BLOOD COLONY TWO .,=;;%@¤¤@
¤¤%;,..... ;= INSECTS .....,;%¤¤
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#@¶¤@%;=,. BRAIN, WHICH IS USED TO EXTRACT .,=;%@¤¶@#
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##@¤@%;=,. 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 .,=;%@¤¶@#
##@¶¤%;=,. PROVIDES TWO OF THE MAJOR MATERIALS FOR .,=;%¤¶@##
#@¶¤@%;=,. BOTH THE COLONIES AND MIKU. .,=;%@¤¶@#
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#@¶¤@%;=,. THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. .,=;%@¤¶@#
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