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¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*^ KNOWS THAT IF HE PUTS IN A BIT OF WORK, ^*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=*^$ HE WILL FIND MUCH MORE LUCRATIVE $^*=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=*^$£ REWARDS. £$^*=,¨¨¨¨
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¨,=*^$£### 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 £$^*=,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*^ WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. ^*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= HE'S BEEN LUCKY; THE PLACE IS =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, SURPRISINGLY UNGUARDED. ONCE HE'S GOT ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= HIS PAWS ON SOMETHING WORTHWHILE, IT'LL =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=* BE EASY TO JUST WALTZ OUT. UNTIL THEN, *=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨,=*^$£## COWORKERS. (IN FACT THE COMPANY IS ##£$^*=,¨¨
¨,=*^$£### AI-RUN AND ONLY A FEW KEY ROLES ARE ###£$^*=,¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= NICK AND MIKU ARE BOTH STATIONED IN =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=* EARLY PROCESSING, HOUSED IN A STATE OF *=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*^ THE ART FACTORY CLOSE TO THE DOCKS. ^*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=*^$ THEY CREATE THE EARLY BUILDING BLOCKS $^*=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=*^$£ THAT ARE LATER COMBINED INTO THE MEALS £$^*=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,=*^$£# THAT'S SOLD TO CUSTOMERS. #£$^*=,¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= (FREE ROAMING ANIMALS) =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, *= ORGANS ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=* IS WILLING TO SELL) *=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*^ *= MINERALS ^*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= COLONIES. THERE'S LARGE VATS OF THE =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, ORIGINAL CULTURE WHICH IS FED BLOOD ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,= MEAL, BONE MEAL, WHAT DOESN'T QUALIFY =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=* TO GO IN THE "WILD FLESH" PASTE, AND *=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*^ SOME PROCESSING CHEMICALS. ALL THESE ^*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=*^$ INGREDIENTS HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE BLOOD $^*=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=*^$£ WHICH IN TURN AFFECTS MIKU. £$^*=,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨,=*^$£## AUXILLIARY BLOOD COLONIES. MIKU WATCHES ##£$^*=,¨¨
¨¨¨,=*^$£# OVER THESE AS WELL. THEIR PURPOSE IS #£$^*=,¨¨¨
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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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