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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~*%
#%*~-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-~*%#
@#%*~-¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨-~*%#
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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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#%*~-¨¨¨¨¨ NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ¨¨¨¨¨-~*%#
%*~-¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~*%
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