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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. #@&*::....
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..«:*&@£## 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. @*:::«....
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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 @@&::«....
..«:*&@£## (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. ##£@&*:«..
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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. £@@**««...
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..«:*&@£## 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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