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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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##@§§†^«,. 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. ....,«†§@@
#@@§§†^«,. .,«^†§§@@#
§§†«,..... 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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