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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--†
--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ --- --- ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
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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 ¨--†§@¤@##
#@¤@§†--¨¨ RECEPTORS THAT DETECT PHEROMONES) ¨¨--†§@¤@#
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§†--¨¨¨¨¨¨ --- --- ¨¨¨¨¨¨--†§
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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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