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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. ¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§§ ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨¨§ 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 ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨¨§ 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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