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,,,,^~\†§£                                          £§†\~^,,,,
,,,^~\†§£#                                          #£§†\~^,,,
,,^~\†§£#@       ,^ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ^,      @#£§†\~^,,
,^~\†§£#@# nick wilde is a  red  fox and  a conman. #@#£§†\~^,
,,^~\†§£#@       ,^ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ^,      @#£§†\~^,,
,,,^~\†§£#                                          #£§†\~^,,,
,,,,^~\†§£    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.         §†\~^,,,,,
,,,,^~\†§£                                          £§†\~^,,,,
,,,^~\†§£#     none of the employees know this.)    #£§†\~^,,,
,,^~\†§£#@                                          @#£§†\~^,,
,^~\†§£#@#                  ~~~ ~~~                 #@#£§†\~^,
,,^~\†§£#@                ~~~ ~~~ ~~~               @#£§†\~^,,
,,,^~\†§£#                  ~~~ ~~~                 #£§†\~^,,,
,,,,^~\†§£                                          £§†\~^,,,,
,,,,,^~\†§   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) £§†\~^,,,,
,,,^~\†§£#                                          #£§†\~^,,,
,,^~\†§£#@                  ~~~ ~~~                 @#£§†\~^,,
,^~\†§£#@#               ~~~ ~~~ ~~~                #@#£§†\~^,
,,^~\†§£#@                  ~~~ ~~~                 @#£§†\~^,,
,,,^~\†§£#                                          #£§†\~^,,,
,,,,^~\†§£      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.        #£§†\~^,,,
,,,,^~\†§£                                          £§†\~^,,,,
,,,,,^~\†§                 ~~~ ~~~                  §†\~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~\†                ~~~ ~~~ ~~~               †\~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~\†§                  ~~~ ~~~                 §†\~^,,,,,
,,,,^~\†§£                                          £§†\~^,,,,
,,,^~\†§£#       nick is uncomfortable around       #£§†\~^,,,
,,^~\†§£#@          the "wild flesh" vats.          @#£§†\~^,,
,^~\†§£#@#                                          #@#£§†\~^,
,,^~\†§£#@                                          @#£§†\~^,,
,,,^~\†§£#                                          #£§†\~^,,,
,,,,^~\†§£                                          £§†\~^,,,,
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