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..,»\†£§##     And Thus He'S Currently Working      ##§£†\»,..
...,»\†£§#   Alongside Hatsune miku For A Company   #§£†\»,...
..,»\†£§## That Makes Synthetic Meal Replacements.  ##§£†\»,..
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..,»\†£§##    Scatter With Some Product, Or Even    ##§£†\»,..
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..,»\†£§##       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  ##§£†\»,..
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..,»\†£§##          Keep Doing The Work...          ##§£†\»,..
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..,»\†£§##    Come To Think Of It, The Place Is     ##§£†\»,..
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..,»\†£§##    Coworkers. (In Fact The Company Is    ##§£†\»,..
...,»\†£§#    Ai-Run And Only A Few Key Roles Are   #§£†\»,...
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..,»\†£§##   Nick And Miku Are Both Stationed In    ##§£†\»,..
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..,»\†£§##   The Art Factory Close To The Docks.    ##§£†\»,..
...,»\†£§#  They Create The Early Building Blocks   #§£†\»,...
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...,»\†£§#       The Bases Are Mostly Sludges       #§£†\»,...
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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  #§£†\»,...
..,»\†£§##       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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...,»\†£§#          The "Wild flesh" Vats.          #§£†\»,...
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