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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. ...^«****§
##@#§§*«^. .^«*§§#@##
#§§§*^.... 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. .^«**§§§§§
#@#§§**«^. .^«**§§#@#
#§**««^... THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES ...^««**§#
#§§§*«.... OR PASTES, SUCH AS: ....«*§§§#
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#@#§§**«^. *« 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. .^«**§§#@#
#@#§§**«^. .^«**§§#@#
§*««««.... 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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