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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. .,-^^£@@##
#@@£^^-,.. ..,-^^£@@#
@@£^^-,... 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. .,-^^£@@##
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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: .,-^^£@@##
#@@£^^-,.. ..,-^^£@@#
@@£^^-,... ^- 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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