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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 #§§†::¨¨¨¨
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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. ##%§-¨¨¨¨¨
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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 #%§†::¨¨¨¨
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