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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 @#*\«,....
.....,«\*# 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... ###@#*\«,.
..,«\*#@## ##@#*\«,..
...,«\*#@# 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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...,«\*#@# ««« ««« #@#*\«,...
....,«\*#@ @#*\«,....
.....,«\*# 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: #@#*\«,...
....,«\*#@ @#*\«,....
.....,«\*# \« 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. ###@#*\«,.
..,«\*#@## ##@#*\«,..
...,«\*#@# 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. #@#*\«,...
....,«\*#@ @#*\«,....
.....,«\*# ««« ««« #*\«,.....
......,«\* ««« ««« ««« *\«,......
.....,«\*# ««« ««« #*\«,.....
....,«\*#@ @#*\«,....
...,«\*#@# NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND #@#*\«,...
..,«\*#@## THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ##@#*\«,..
.,«\*#@### ###@#*\«,.
..,«\*#@## ##@#*\«,..
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