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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 .,«;^¤¤@##
@¤;«,,.... OR PASTES, SUCH AS: ....,,«;¤@
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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 ....,«^^¤¤
@¤¤¤;,,... (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. .,«;^¤¤@##
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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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@¤¤¤¤^;«,. NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND .,«;^¤¤¤¤@
##@¤¤^;«,. THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. .,«;^¤¤@##
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