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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 ,,,,^~=*££
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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. ,,,,,,,^~=
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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... ,^~=*££#@#
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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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^,,,,,,,,, (MADE WITH A TYPE OF BACTERIA) ,,,,,,,,,^
,,,,,,,,,, =~ WILD FLESH ,,,,,,,,,,
^,,,,,,,,, (FREE ROAMING ANIMALS) ,,,,,,,,,^
~^,,,,,,,, =~ ORGANS ,,,,,,,,^~
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£*=~^,,,,, =~ 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 ,,,,,,,^~=
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£*=~^,,,,, NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ,,,,,^~=*£
££*=~^,,,, THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ,,,,^~=*££
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