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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.) ^=,,,,,,,,
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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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,,,,,,,=^= =^=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=^=£ NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND £=^=,,,,,,
,,,,,=^=£# THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. #£=^=,,,,,
,,,,=^=£## ##£=^=,,,,
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