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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. @£@@@===,,
,,===@£@@# #@@£@===,,
,,======£@ 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. @@@£@===,,
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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. £@===,,,,,
,,=====@@@ @@@=====,,
,,===@@@@@ 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. @£===,,,,,
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,,===@£@@# THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. #@@£@===,,
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