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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«*
$*«^¨¨¨¨¨¨ (FREE ROAMING ANIMALS) ¨¨¨¨¨¨^«*$
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£&%$*«^¨¨¨ IS WILLING TO SELL) ¨¨¨^«*$%&£
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#£&%$*«^¨¨ *« INSECTS ¨¨^«*$%&£#
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%$*«^¨¨¨¨¨ RECEPTORS THAT DETECT PHEROMONES) ¨¨¨¨¨^«*$%
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^«
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$*«^¨¨¨¨¨¨ AUXILLIARY BLOOD COLONIES. MIKU WATCHES ¨¨¨¨¨¨^«*$
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#£&%$*«^¨¨ THE FACTORY IS SURROUNDED BY THE BLOOD ¨¨^«*$%&£#
##£&%$*«^¨ MEAL FARMS. THERE IS A CONSTANT ¨^«*$%&£##
#£&%$*«^¨¨ EXCHANGE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD MEAL. THIS ¨¨^«*$%&£#
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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