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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 ¨¨^-†*%&@#
@&%*†-^¨¨¨ THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ¨¨¨^-†*%&@
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