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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. #%===«-¨¨¨
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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 #@#¤%=†«-¨
¨-«†=%¤#@# 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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