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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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@§$$:«^... AND THUS HE'S CURRENTLY WORKING ...^«:$$§@
#@§$$:«^.. ALONGSIDE HATSUNE MIKU FOR A COMPANY ..^«:$$§@#
##@§$$:«^. THAT MAKES SYNTHETIC MEAL REPLACEMENTS. .^«:$$§@##
#@§$$:«^.. HE'S GOT A VAGUE OUTLINE OF A PLAN, TO ..^«:$$§@#
@§$$:«^... SCATTER WITH SOME PRODUCT, OR EVEN ...^«:$$§@
#@§$$:«^.. BETTER, SOME FORMULA? THESE THINGS ARE ..^«:$$§@#
##@§$$:«^. WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. .^«:$$§@##
#@§$$:«^.. ..^«:$$§@#
@§$$:«^... HE'S BEEN LUCKY; THE PLACE IS ...^«:$$§@
#@§$$:«^.. SURPRISINGLY UNGUARDED. ONCE HE'S GOT ..^«:$$§@#
##@§$$:«^. HIS PAWS ON SOMETHING WORTHWHILE, IT'LL .^«:$$§@##
#@§$$:«^.. BE EASY TO JUST WALTZ OUT. UNTIL THEN, ..^«:$$§@#
@§$$:«^... KEEP DOING THE WORK... ...^«:$$§@
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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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##@§$$:«^. NICK AND MIKU ARE BOTH STATIONED IN .^«:$$§@##
#@§$$:«^.. EARLY PROCESSING, HOUSED IN A STATE OF ..^«:$$§@#
@§$$:«^... THE ART FACTORY CLOSE TO THE DOCKS. ...^«:$$§@
#@§$$:«^.. THEY CREATE THE EARLY BUILDING BLOCKS ..^«:$$§@#
##@§$$:«^. THAT ARE LATER COMBINED INTO THE MEALS .^«:$$§@##
#@§$$:«^.. THAT'S SOLD TO CUSTOMERS. ..^«:$$§@#
@§$$:«^... ...^«:$$§@
#@§$$:«^.. THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES ..^«:$$§@#
##@§$$:«^. OR PASTES, SUCH AS: .^«:$$§@##
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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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