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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 ¨¨¨¨¨,~†§@
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##£@§†~,¨¨ HE'S BEEN LUCKY; THE PLACE IS ¨¨,~†§@£##
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##£@§†~,¨¨ HIS PAWS ON SOMETHING WORTHWHILE, IT'LL ¨¨,~†§@£##
#£@§†~,¨¨¨ BE EASY TO JUST WALTZ OUT. UNTIL THEN, ¨¨¨,~†§@£#
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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨,~†§@
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###£@§†~,¨ THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES ¨,~†§@£###
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@§†~,¨¨¨¨¨ †~ 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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##£@§†~,¨¨ 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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