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,,«†§#@### ,, ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ,, ###@#§†«,,
,,,,,,«^§# NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. #§^«,,,,,,
,,,,,,«^§@ ,, ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ,, @§^«,,,,,,
,,«†^§#@## ##@#§^†«,,
,,,,,«†^## 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... ####§^†«,,
,,«†^§#@## ##@#§^†«,,
,,«†^§##@# 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. ##@#§^†«,,
,,,,,«†^#@ @#^†«,,,,,
,,«†^§#@## NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES KNOW THIS.) ##@#§^†«,,
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,,«†^§#@## ««« ««« ##@#§^†«,,
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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: ##@#§^†«,,
,,,,,,«†§@ @§†«,,,,,,
,,,«†††^## †« 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. ##@#§^†«,,
,,«†^§#@@# #@@#§^†«,,
,,«†^§#@## 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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,,,,,«^^## ««« ««« ##^^«,,,,,
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,,«^§#@### NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ###@#§^«,,
,,,,,†^§@@ THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. @@§^†,,,,,
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