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##@§%$\-:, knows that if he puts in a bit of work, ,:-\$%§@##
##@§%$\-:, he will find much more lucrative ,:-\$%§@##
@%$\-:,,,, rewards. ,,,,:-\$%@
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§$\:::,,,, 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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#@§§%$\-:, nick and miku are both stationed in ,:-\$%§§@#
###@%$\-:, 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 ,,,,--\%@@
##@§%$\-:, that's sold to customers. ,:-\$%§@##
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@@@§%$\-:, 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 ,:-\$%%%§#
#@§$$\-:,, (taken from a living human that ,,:-\$$§@#
###@§$\-:, is willing to sell) ,:-\$§@###
##@§%$\-:, \- minerals ,:-\$%§@##
@%%\:,,,,, \- blood colony two ,,,,,:\%%@
##@§%$\-:, \- insects ,:-\$%§@##
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##@§%$\-:, brain, which is used to extract ,:-\$%§@##
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#§%\\-:,,, colonies. there's large vats of the ,,,:-\\%§#
§§§§%$\-:, original culture which is fed blood ,:-\$%§§§§
###@§%$\-: meal, bone meal, what doesn't qualify :-\$%§@###
@@§$-::,,, to go in the "wild flesh" paste, and ,,,::-$§@@
§§$\:,,,,, some processing chemicals. all these ,,,,,:\$§§
@§§$\\\-:, ingredients have an effect on the blood ,:-\\\$§§@
#§%$--,,,, which in turn affects miku. ,,,,--$%§#
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@%%%$-::,, there is a large tank behind the ,,::-$%%%@
#@§$---,,, factory that contains a vast number of ,,,---$§@#
#§§$$-,,,, 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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