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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. £§;»^,,,,,
,,,,^»;§££ ££§;»^,,,,
,,,^»;§££@ 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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,,,^»;§££@ »»» »»» @££§;»^,,,
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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 #@££§;»^,,
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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. @££§;»^,,,
,,^»;§££@# #@££§;»^,,
,^»;§££@## 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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