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,,«^%%$$$@ @$$$%%^«,,
,,,,^^%$$# #$$%^^,,,,
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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.) #%«,,,,,,,
,,,,,^%$#@ @#$%^,,,,,
,,«^%$$$#@ ««« ««« @#$$$%^«,,
,,««««^%#@ ««« ««« ««« @#%^««««,,
,,,««^^%## ««« ««« ##%^^««,,,
,,«^%$#@@# #@@#$%^«,,
,,«^%$@@## NICK AND MIKU ARE BOTH STATIONED IN ##@@$%^«,,
,,«^%$#@@@ EARLY PROCESSING, HOUSED IN A STATE OF @@@#$%^«,,
,,,,,«^%#@ 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 ##@@#%^«,,
,,,,,,^%$@ IS WILLING TO SELL) @$%^,,,,,,
,,«^%$##@@ ^« MINERALS @@##$%^«,,
,,,,,,^^$# ^« BLOOD COLONY TWO #$^^,,,,,,
,,«^%$#@@# ^« INSECTS #@@#$%^«,,
,,,,««^%$@ (WHICH ARE MAINLY USED FOR THEIR @$%^««,,,,
,,«^%$#@## BRAIN, WHICH IS USED TO EXTRACT ##@#$%^«,,
,,«^%$#@@# RECEPTORS THAT DETECT PHEROMONES) #@@#$%^«,,
,,,,,,,^$@ @$^,,,,,,,
,,,,«%%$@@ ««« ««« @@$%%«,,,,
,,«^%$#@## ««« ««« ««« ##@#$%^«,,
,,«^%$#@@# ««« ««« #@@#$%^«,,
,,^%$#@@## ##@@#$%^,,
,,,,,««%## 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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