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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. ####§%;«.¨
¨.«;%§§&&& &&&§§%;«.¨
¨.«;%§&### 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: ###&§%;«.¨
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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. ###&§%;«.¨
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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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