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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. .@...@@@.@
.@@@.@@@.@ @@..@..@@.
@..@@..@@. 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. ....@@@@@@
..@@....@@ ...@......
.@.@...@.@ 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. .@...@.@..
@.....@@.. @@..@@@@..
@....@.@.@ 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 ....@@@@@@
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