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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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