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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 ,@@@@@@,,,
@@,,@@@@@, 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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@@,@,,,@,@ 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 ,@,,@,,@,@
,@,@,@,@,@ the "wild flesh" vats. @@,@@,@@@@
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