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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 ,,,,,,/&£#
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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 ,,«/*&#£##
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#£&&/,,,,, /« 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 ,,,,,,/*##
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##£#&*/«,, 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 ,,«/*&####
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