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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. ###&§=\«:¨
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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... ##@&§=\«:¨
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¨¨¨¨««\§#@ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨«=&# \« 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 ##@#&§=«:¨
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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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