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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. ,,,,~::†§§
##¶§$†:~,, HE'S GOT A VAGUE OUTLINE OF A PLAN, TO ,,~:†$§¶##
##¶§$†:~,, SCATTER WITH SOME PRODUCT, OR EVEN ,,~:†$§¶##
##¶§$†:~,, BETTER, SOME FORMULA? THESE THINGS ARE ,,~:†$§¶##
§$†~,,,,,, WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. ,,,,,,~†$§
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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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§§§§$†:~,, THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES ,,~:†$§§§§
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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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