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##$$$%*»:, Nick wilde Is A Red Fox And A Conman. ,:»*%$$$##
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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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@$*:,,,,,, The Bases Are Mostly Sludges ,,,,,,:*$@
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#@@#$%*»:, (Made With A Type Of Bacteria) ,:»*%$#@@#
###@$%*»:, *» Wild Flesh ,:»*%$@###
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####$%*»:, *» Organs ,:»*%$####
###%%*:,,, (Taken From A Living Human That ,,,:*%%###
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##@#$%*»:, *» Minerals ,:»*%$#@##
@@@#$%*»:, *» Blood Colony Two ,:»*%$#@@@
@$*:,,,,,, *» Insects ,,,,,,:*$@
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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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###@#$*»:, The "Wild flesh" Vats. ,:»*$#@###
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