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&¨&¨¨&&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨. »»»»»»» »»»»»»» »»»»»»» .¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨. »»»»»»» »»»»»»» »»»»»»» .¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ 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... &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ 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. &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES KNOW THIS.) &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ »»» »»» &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ »»» »»» »»» &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ »»» »»» &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ 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. &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ 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) &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ »»» »»» &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ »»» »»» »»» &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ »»» »»» &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ 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. &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ 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. &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ 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. &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ »»» »»» &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ »»» »»» »»» &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ »»» »»» &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨