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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. ...^«\^¤
&¤^\«^.... ....^«\^¤&
¤^\«^..... 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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