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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: =†=:¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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 £#=†=:¨¨¨¨
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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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