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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. #@*$*«,...
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.....,«*$* 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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