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.,=\%£¤@## 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. ##@¤£%\=,.
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.,=\%£¤@## his paws on something worthwhile, it'll ##@¤£%\=,.
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.,=\%£¤@## some processing chemicals. all these ##@¤£%\=,.
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.,=\%£¤@## factory that contains a vast number of ##@¤£%\=,.
.,=\%£££@# auxilliary blood colonies. miku watches #@£££%\=,.
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.,=\%£¤@## exchange of blood and blood meal. this ##@¤£%\=,.
.,=\%£¤@## provides two of the major materials for ##@¤£%\=,.
.,=\%£¤@## both the colonies and miku. ##@¤£%\=,.
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