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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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#£@$%/~:.. EARLY PROCESSING, HOUSED IN A STATE OF ..:~/%$@£#
£@$%/~:... THE ART FACTORY CLOSE TO THE DOCKS. ...:~/%$@£
@$%/~:.... THEY CREATE THE EARLY BUILDING BLOCKS ....:~/%$@
$%/~:..... THAT ARE LATER COMBINED INTO THE MEALS .....:~/%$
%/~:...... THAT'S SOLD TO CUSTOMERS. ......:~/%
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@$%/~:.... THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES ....:~/%$@
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##£@$%/~:. /~ PLANT MATTER .:~/%$@£##
#£@$%/~:.. /~ BLOOD COLONY ..:~/%$@£#
£@$%/~:... (MADE WITH A TYPE OF BACTERIA) ...:~/%$@£
@$%/~:.... /~ WILD FLESH ....:~/%$@
$%/~:..... (FREE ROAMING ANIMALS) .....:~/%$
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$%/~:..... (TAKEN FROM A LIVING HUMAN THAT .....:~/%$
@$%/~:.... IS WILLING TO SELL) ....:~/%$@
£@$%/~:... /~ MINERALS ...:~/%$@£
#£@$%/~:.. /~ BLOOD COLONY TWO ..:~/%$@£#
##£@$%/~:. /~ INSECTS .:~/%$@£##
#£@$%/~:.. (WHICH ARE MAINLY USED FOR THEIR ..:~/%$@£#
£@$%/~:... BRAIN, WHICH IS USED TO EXTRACT ...:~/%$@£
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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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