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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 @@@@@,@,@@
,@,,,@@,,, 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. ,,,,,@@,,,
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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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