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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. ###¤*^».,,
,,,.»^*¤## ##¤*^».,,,
,,,,.»^*¤# 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.) #####¤*^».
,.»^*¤#### ####¤*^».,
,,.»^*¤### »»» »»» ###¤*^».,,
,,,.»^*¤## »»» »»» »»» ##¤*^».,,,
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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. ####¤*^».,
.»^*¤##### #####¤*^».
,.»^*¤#### 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) ¤*^».,,,,,
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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. #####¤*^».
,.»^*¤#### ####¤*^».,
,,.»^*¤### 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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,,,.»^*¤## »»» »»» »»» ##¤*^».,,,
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,.»^*¤#### ####¤*^».,
.»^*¤##### NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND #####¤*^».
,.»^*¤#### THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ####¤*^».,
,,.»^*¤### ###¤*^».,,
,,,.»^*¤## ##¤*^».,,,
,,,,.»^*¤# #¤*^».,,,,
,,,,,.»^*¤ ¤*^».,,,,,
,,,,,,.»^* *^».,,,,,,