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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. .....&.&..
&&&&&&.&.. ....&&&&..
.....&&&.& 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... .&.&&..&&.
&&&.&&&&.. &&&.&.&.&.
..&&...&.. 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 &..&...&..
.&&&&..&.& 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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..&....&&& Nick Is Uncomfortable Around &&....&&..
.&&...&..& The "Wild flesh" Vats. .&...&.&..
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