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...^=;†$@# .^ ======= ======= ======= ^. #@$†;=^...
..^=;†$@## Nick wilde Is A Red Fox And A Conman. ##@$†;=^..
.^=;†$@### .^ ======= ======= ======= ^. ###@$†;=^.
..^=;†$@## ##@$†;=^..
...^=;†$@# He'S Not Above Petty Crime, But He #@$†;=^...
....^=;†$@ Knows That If He Puts In A Bit Of Work, @$†;=^....
.....^=;†$ 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... @$†;=^....
.....^=;†$ $†;=^.....
......^=;† Come To Think Of It, The Place Is †;=^......
.......^=; Almost Eerily Empty. There Are Few ;=^.......
........^= Coworkers. (In Fact The Company Is =^........
.........^ Ai-Run And Only A Few Key Roles Are ^.........
........^= Filled By Actual People. =^........
.......^=; ;=^.......
......^=;† None Of The Employees Know This.) †;=^......
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...^=;†$@# === === === #@$†;=^...
..^=;†$@## === === ##@$†;=^..
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..^=;†$@## 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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........^= Nick Is Uncomfortable Around =^........
.........^ The "Wild flesh" Vats. ^.........
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