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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 ,,@,,,@@@,
,,,@@@,,@, 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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