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,.«^=£££@@ 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... @@=^«..,,,
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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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,,,,,,«==@ THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES @==«,,,,,,
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,,,,..^==@ ^« PLANT MATTER @==^..,,,,
,,,,,«==£# ^« BLOOD COLONY #£==«,,,,,
,,,,««^^=@ (MADE WITH A TYPE OF BACTERIA) @=^^««,,,,
,,,,,.«=@# ^« WILD FLESH #@=«.,,,,,
,,,.^==£@@ (FREE ROAMING ANIMALS) @@£==^.,,,
,.«^=£@##@ ^« ORGANS @##@£=^«.,
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,.«^=£@#@@ IS WILLING TO SELL) @@#@£=^«.,
,.«^=£@### ^« MINERALS ###@£=^«.,
,.«^=££@@@ ^« BLOOD COLONY TWO @@@££=^«.,
,,,,,,.^£@ ^« INSECTS @£^.,,,,,,
,,,,«^=£#@ (WHICH ARE MAINLY USED FOR THEIR @#£=^«,,,,
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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. #@#@£=^«.,
,.«^=£@### ###@£=^«.,
,.«^=£@### 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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