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«^........ NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. ........^«
^......... .^ ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ^. .........^
.......... ..........
.......... 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. ........^«
*«^....... .......^«*
%*«^...... 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. .......^«*
«^........ ........^«
^......... 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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@#§$%*«^.. THERE IS A LARGE TANK BEHIND THE ..^«*%$§#@
#@#§$%*«^. FACTORY THAT CONTAINS A VAST NUMBER OF .^«*%$§#@#
@#§$%*«^.. AUXILLIARY BLOOD COLONIES. MIKU WATCHES ..^«*%$§#@
#§$%*«^... OVER THESE AS WELL. THEIR PURPOSE IS ...^«*%$§#
§$%*«^.... UNCLEAR. ....^«*%$§
$%*«^..... .....^«*%$
%*«^...... 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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^......... ««« ««« ««« .........^
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%*«^...... NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ......^«*%
$%*«^..... THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. .....^«*%$
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